Liverpool star Raheem Sterling confused by Brendan Rodgers joke
BRENDAN RODGERS chose to see the funny side about Raheem Sterling's miss against Tottenham by making a joke about it, but the teenager said the gag had gone straight over his head.
Raheem Sterling was slightly confused by his manager's joke [GETTY]
The Liverpool manager had quipped that Sterling had jinked into the Spurs area like Ricky Villa but shot like Ricky Gervais.
Sterling was not offended, just puzzled.
"At first when I was told what he said I didn't even understand it," he said. "But I typed both names in so I know what he meant now."
Villa was the player who scored a wonder goal for Tottenham in the FA Cup final replay against Manchester City in 1981 - 13 years before Sterling was even born.
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Gervais the comedian, star of The Office and a very familiar face on TV, but still no recognition from the teenager.
He said: "When I checked the name it was 'Oh, OK, that's who it is'.
"Brendan has joked about it and said it was like a baby's shot. He's given me a bit of stick for it but my finishing is something I'm improving on and will keep improving on. Hopefully next time I'll score two.
"We have professional respect. He's a good man-manager and has helped me a lot on and off the training field. I really look up to him and am glad he's my manager."
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