Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has hit out at the quality of officials in England, claiming players could miss the World Cup because they’re being “butchered” by bad challenges. It follows a glut of incidents on City players this season, none of which were punished with dismissals. But now Sterling, 23, is backing up his manager, saying the nature of the tackles could put those on the receiving end in serious trouble. “I think the referees and officials need to cut these tackles out because as you can see some of the players are getting butchered out there and it’s sad to see. Sterling was also caught late by Harry Kane in the first half of that match, which finished 4-1 to City.

Source: The Star February 03, 2018 10:52 UTC