RAHEEM STERLING showed Chelsea what they will have to miss out on this season after an outrageous piece of skill in Arsenal training.
The 82-time England winger demolished three of his new North London team-mates in Mikel Arteta’s session at London Colney this week.
The 29-year-old joined the Gunners on a season-long loan on deadline day, but it did not take long for him to find his feet.
The former Manchester City forward took care of three Arsenal players with one flash of brilliance on Thursday.
Jorginho and youth stars Harrison Dudziak and Ife Ibrahim were left chasing shadows, as Sterling flip flapped the ball between the trio, changing direction each time.
Leandro Trossard, who failed to make Belgium’s Nations League squad, then came rushing in behind to collect a pass but Sterling was already away.
READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS
In another clip, the four-time Premier League champ could be seen hitting the back of the net with strike after strike, finding the bottom corner with ease.
His one-touch passing looked crisp too with one fan writing: “Have some mercy, Raheem.”
Another wrote on X: “Defenders will sleep sound at nights when Sterling is finish with them.”
A third said: “I’m so happy to see him play 😊🤏.”
Most read in Football
FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS
A fourth added: “Raheem is on fire right now.”
Sterling has been keeping fit away from Cobham over the last two weeks with England’s former lead physical performance coach Ben Rosenblatt – who stepped down from his role in June 2023 after seven years.
He was frozen out of Enzo Maresca’s 46-man Chelsea squad, after the Italian insisted he does not fit his style of play.
He was in the stands at the Emirates for their 1-1 clash with Brighton – hours after joining the Gunners on a temporary basis.
It was a game that saw Arsenal drop points after Declan Rice’s controversial sending off for two yellow cards in either half.
He was given a great reception from the Arsenal fans just before kick-off with his name read out over the tannoy system.
Meanwhile, Chelsea will pay the majority of his £325,000-per-week wages, approximately forking out around £10m over the course of the season.
Arsenal did not pay a loan fee either.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
