Raheem Sterling will be the youngest and smallest player on the pitch at Goodison Park, at 17 and 5ft 7in, but those who know him say he is unlikely to flinch at the furious atmosphere of his first Merseyside derby. Long before he confirmed his place as football's next big thing with his first Premier League goal last weekend, Sterling was a whippet-quick slip of a boy from Jamaica with flowing plaits, using his skill to embarrass grown men in adult matches, laughing as they floundered in his wake. Now Brendan Rodgers is relying on the improbable shining light in his struggling side to give Liverpool the kind of emphatic lift that only a victory in a derby can bring. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2224063/The-extraordinary-story-Raheem-Sterling.html
"Liverpool were being overrun and Rodgers required a major reshuffle at the break. A switch to three at the back allowed his side the spare man in midfield but it was the decision to thrust Sterling into a central attacking role alongside Suarez that caused Everton a bigger problem. The 17-year-old's pace was an immediate issue, as he broke beyond Phil Jagielka only to skew his shot wide with just Howard to beat" God sounds like a great prospect...wish he was ours....hang on a minute...
