Be a Man, Gerrard to Sterling

The winger, who wants to join Manchester City,
missed the first two days of pre-season training,
citing illness, and told the club he does not want
to go on their tour
Steven Gerrard has told Raheem Sterling "to be a
man" about wanting to leave Liverpool after the
player missed the first two days of pre-season
preparations.
The winger, who does not want to take part in the
pre-season tour of Australia and Asia , is a target
for Manchester City after telling Brendan Rodgers
of his desire to leave Anfield this summer.
Liverpool began their preparations for the new
campaign on Wednesday without Sterling, who
informed the club he was unable to attend due to
illness and repeated that claim on Thursday .
"I'm not happy with all that carry-on and I don't
think there's any need for it. They all need to be
men about the situation," Gerrard told Sky Sports.
"Raheem needs to go in and speak to the owners
and to Brendan [Rodgers] himself, tell them what
he wants and go about it that way. You don't hav
to throw illnesses in and refuse to go on tour.
"There are millions and millions of Liverpool fans
around the world who are itching to see Raheem
Sterling in a Liverpool kit. So I don't think it's fair
on them if he is behaving like that."
The 20-year-old's agent, Aidy Ward, has claimed
all trust between his client and Rodgers has
evaporated over the long-running transfer saga,
while Liverpool are set to fly out to Bangkok on
Sunday.
Meanwhile, Gerrard is in line to make his LA
Galaxy debut against Club America on Saturday.