Raheem Sterling: 'Exceptional' forward has reached new level - England boss Southgate
Raheem Sterling has "taken his game to another level", says England manager Gareth Southgate.with a penalty that was his 11th goal in his past 12 internationals."His mentality has been exceptional all week - [he's] desperate to be here, desperate to play," he added.with international team-mate Joe Gomez.In 16 internationals since the last World Cup England have scored 49 goals, with Sterling contributing 10 - just three fewer than captain Harry Kane.
"[His attitude] has a massive impact on everybody around him and really he has taken his game to another level," Southgate said. "Harry [Kane] is a supreme goalscorer and is critical to the way we play. The nice thing is that we won't be leaning just on Harry now."England face Denmark in Copenhagen on Tuesday in their second Nations League match.
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