One of the big what-ifs of Liverpool’s development under Jurgen Klopp concerns one of the players sold by the club just months before the German arrived at Anfield.
Raheem Sterling made his professional debut, and his senior international debut, while at Liverpool. However, since joining Manchester City in a big-money move back in 2015, the England forward has gone from strength to strength.
Not that Liverpool have struggled without him: Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have both thrived in the wide forward positions, helping Liverpool perform better both domestically and continentally than in Sterling’s final season.
But how does he compare to his successors? Sterling’s development into a top-level goalscorer didn’t happen immediately - his
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