Sterling released a statement on Sunday after being left out of Chelsea’s squad to face Man City

Sterling was dropped from Chelsea’s squad on Sunday for the game against Manchester City and within minutes of the teams being announced his ‘representatives’ released a statement saying that the omission was unexpected.

“As a camp, we have always had positive dialogue with, and assurance from, Chelsea FC in relation to Raheem’s future at the club, so we look forward to gaining clarity on the situation,” the statement read.

This of course left fans bewildered with the situation with such a big statement put out minutes before kick-off undermining the manager and unsettling the players before the game.