WE’RE BEING BUTCHERED
Sterling fears for his World Cup ambitions
RAHEEM STERLING claims Manchester City are being “butchered” by the Premier League’s hatchet men.
And he fears the vicious tackles could cost someone their World Cup dream.
“The referees and officials need to cut these tackles out because as you can see, some of the
FROM BACK PAGE players are getting butchered out there and it’s sad to see,” he said.
“I find it a bit unfair at times. I feel we haven’t been protected enough in certain situations. Some of the challenges have been awful.”
The World Cup in Russia starts in June and Sterling added: “I do think we need to cut down on it.
“It would be sad to see someone miss the tournament due to a silly tackle and someone getting away with it.”
City’s Leroy Sane (above) is out for up to two months because of a horror tackle by Cardiff’s Joe Bennett last weekend.