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Raheem Sterling gives Liverpool fitness BOOST ahead of Arsenal clash
RAHEEM STERLING is confident he will be fit to play for Liverpool in the crucial clash at Arsenal despite injury ruling him out of England's next match.
Raheem Sterling insists he'll be fit for key clash with Arsenal
He left the Three Lions camp after having an injection in his toe.
Hopefully I will be ok for the Arsenal game
Asked if he would be fit for the Premier League game at Arsenal, Sterling, 20, said: "Hopefully I will be ok for the Arsenal game.
"It had been pre-agreed with the FA and my club to get an injection. I will receive some treatment back at the club and go from there."
Lost amidst the excitement of Harry Kane's goalscoring debut was the fact that the Liverpool attacker's close-range effort was his first for England, coming on his 14th appearance.
"You've got to keep on and when a chance comes along, you've got to take it," he said.