The Fifth Liners

It has been announced that the long saga involving Raheem Sterling 's future at Liverpool has been resolved. The club today has accepted a bid over £49 Million from Manchester City . Apart from the fact that is an astonishingly high sum for a club be playing for a player who is only 20 years old, the real question will be is he worth it? This summer has been filled with the will he/won't he spectulation, but is Manchester City really the club for this guy? Sterling is unquestionably a talented player and Liverpool losing him will be a big blow. However, I do not feel that he is really worthy of this kind of transfer fee. Many people sneered when Gareth Bale went to Real Madrid for £85 million. Prior to that he had two PFA Player of the Year award's in his corner and had been one of the leagues most talented wingers. A Champions League winners medal later and everyone saw just how valuable he could potentially be. Sterling however is still in the early dawn of a playing ...

Today after replacing Adam Lallana at half time in Liverpool 's crucial 2-1 loss to Man United at Anfield today, Reds legend, Steven Gerrard' s final appearance in this grudge match was memorable for all the wrong reasons. No sooner had he entered the fray, he found himself red carded only 48 seconds later for a stamp on United midfielder, Ander Herrera ! This will be one event that both sets of fans will remember for entirely different reasons. Former Liverpool team mate, Jamie Carragher has already referred to this as a 'moment of madness', Gerrard is due to move to LA Galaxy for next season, which is likely to be the last of his career. An apology has already been issued by Gerrard, but isn't likely to make fans happy after dropping needed points against a bitter rival in their quest for Europe! I can appreciate the frustration Gerrard must be feeling, particularly as he has been a key cog in the Reds machine over the years. Now with game time limited an...