Liverpool : Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admitted he will talk to Raheem Sterling about his responsibilities as a professional footballer after a video emerged of the player apparently inhaling nitrous oxide.
The Sun newspaper published a clip of England international Sterling supposedly taking the legal high –- commonly known as laughing gas — on their website during Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Newcastle United.
Rodgers said: “For me it is something that when you are a professional sportsperson at the top, I don’t think it is something you should be doing. It is as simple as that. But I will speak to him. We want players here who are super-professional and focused on their football. He very much is. It’s very simple, I’ll speak to Raheem on that. It will be dealt with internally.
“Like I’ve said before, young players make mistakes. He is a young kid who is in the spotlight now. He knows the demands of being a top class player and professional, both on and off the field.
“You see the way Raheem plays,” Rodgers added. “He is a kid that is very strong willed and strong minded. He should have had a hat-trick, his performance was outstanding, him and Coutinho.
“He is very valuable. He is a kid who is non-stop, he wants to learn and improve himself. I thought he was outstanding tonight. Wonderful skill and ability for his goal. He presses the ball so well. It is one where internally, we will always look after these type of players.”
