Hodgson takes aim at Reds’ two-day recovery

Roy Hodgson has risked causing the ire of Brendan Rodgers by criticising the two-day recovery method the Liverpool manager uses to try to keep Raheem Sterling fit.

Hodgson takes aim at Reds’ two-day recovery

Hodgson’s relationship with Rodgers was again put in the spotlight after the former Fulham manager revealed Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling asked to be excluded from the England team for Sunday’s 1-0 win in Estonia.

ā€œHe [Sterling] said, ā€˜I’m feeling tired, I’d rather sit this one out’,ā€ the England manager told BBC Radio 5 Live after the game, which was settled by a second-half free-kick from Wayne Rooney.

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