New England captain Wayne Rooney has heaped praise upon young England starlet Raheem Sterling.
Sterling has emerged as one of England’s top talents in the past two years, after two successful campaigns with Liverpool in the Premier League.
And now Rooney has likened the young star to Marc Overmars and told how he had taken aside England’s teen to study clips of the former Arsenal and Holland striker.
‘Before the World Cup I showed him videos of Marc Overmars because he reminded me of him,’ said Rooney. ‘He has the potential to be as good as Overmars.’
‘Raheem is a fantastic and quite an unusual player. He can play right across the front line, out wide. Although he’s a small lad, he’s really strong. The potential he’s shown is incredible. He’ll be a massive player for us over the next 10 to 15 years and, unfortunately, for Liverpool.’
By Ollie Brown
