Rio de Janeiro: Four years ago, Raheem Sterling was watching the World Cup eating pizza with his friends. Now, the 19-year-old Liverpool winger is one of the players giving England hope after their opening loss to Italy.
Sterling has transferred his talents seamlessly from the Premier League to the international arena.
Deployed as the playmaker against Italy, Sterling took on established opponents without fear, zipping across the Manaus pitch despite the heat and humidity.
But personal plaudits seemed inconsequential to the quietly-spoken Londoner ahead of Thursday's Group D match against Uruguay. Both teams lost their opening matches, so the stakes are high.
Sterling says of the Italy defeat: "I was in a bit of a mood after the match, I wasn't really replying to anyone."
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