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Raheem Sterling remains a ‘highly classified and respected’ member of the Arsenal team by the Gunners technical team, despite their field struggles, a report said.
The England International has received criticism for their bad performances at North London Club since they completed a Chelsea loan last summer.
Sterling got only one goal and two assists in 22 matches and found it difficult to find Gametime, even with the Gunners injury crisis in advanced positions.
The 30-year-old has received only 41 minutes of action in the last three matches of Arsenal, with artists such as young Ethan Nwaneri and midfielder Mikel Merino, the favorite options in Mikel Arteta’s attack.
However, Sterling maintains the confidence of his coaches in the Emirates because of his ‘professionalism and work rate in training’, according to The sun.
The extreme is “highly classified and respected” and helps “establish high standards” in the club.
Raheem Sterling remains a ‘highly quoted and respected’ member of the Arsenal team by the Gunners technical team, despite his field struggles, a report said
The 30 -year -old has struggled to impact since he joined Chelsea loan
Sterling is said to maintain a great relationship with Mikel Arteta and does not feel frozen
In addition, the veteran is said to have worked “tirelessly” to guide young players, such as Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, and has been a calm influence on a cutting throat environment.
The report also states that Sterling maintains a great relationship with Arteta and never felt frozen by the Spaniard, as he did in Chelsea when Blues was interested in leaving.
Sterling is likely to run in the Champions League next week when the Gunners receive PSV in the Emirates.
The men of artta enjoyed a record victory over the besieged of the Eredivisie champions this week, triumphing 7-1 in the first leg of his last draw.
Arsenal is without the stars Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli in the coming weeks, while Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus will lose the rest of the season with lesions on the tendon and knee. respectively.
Amid this crisis of availability, Sterling received a rare start in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Leicester last month, but fought for 69 minutes before being replaced by the eventual winner of the game Merino.
After the victory, Arteta said the team would be trusting the veteran to contribute to the sick title challenge, who sees them 13 points behind Liverpool before Saturday’s premier League action.
“Raheem is so experienced and, like many other players, we know that what you did yesterday is not whether it was really good or not,” he said.
‘This can be relevant to the next game, for the next action. He is totally focused, he is trained very well this week and [is] Ready to go again. ‘
On Saturday afternoon, Liverpool has a chance to extend the abyss at the top to 16 points, when they receive Southampton in Anfield before Arsenal travels to Old Trafford to face Manchester United 24 hours later.
