FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Manchester City - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - November 10, 2019. Picture taken on November 10, 2019 Liverpool's Joe Gomez and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling clash Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine
(Reuters) - England boss Gareth Southgate's decision to drop Raheem Sterling for a clash with team mate Joe Gomez will only heap the pressure on the winger and the issue could have been dealt with better, former defender Rio Ferdinand said on Tuesday.
Sterling was dropped from the squad to take on Montenegro in Thursday's Euro 2020 qualifier at Wembley after a "disturbance" at the national team's training camp on Monday, the Football Association said.
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