Football Wonderkid Scout

When Liverpool signed Jamaican born Sterling in February 2010, the Merseyside club beat a host of teams to his signature including Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United. Regarded as the next big thing in English football he is one of the hottest properties in the country after impressing for both club and country. Such is the potential many believe he can go on to be as big as Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott and Jack Rodwell. His move signalled a change in direction at Liverpool, whose youth system was almost non existent under the helm of Gerard Houllier. The capture of Sterling from QPR for an initial fee of £600,000 shows Liverpool are once again ready to compete for the best young English kids in the game.

The talented winger arrived in Kirby with a reputation for his pace, trickery and flair. On his Liverpool debut in an Under 18s match over neighbours Everton, Sterling was the star of the show and made a scoring start as they came from two goals behind to win 4-3 to confirm his rising reputation in the game. Since then he has continued to make an impression under the watchful eye of Rodolfo Borell and at the age of 15, was rewarded with a substitute's appearances in the first teams pre-season defeat at Borussia Moenchengladback. An established England youth international, Sterling has been earmarked by boss Kenny Dalglish as a first team star of the future. On February 14 2011, Sterling orchestrated the Valentine's massacre as he helped Liverpool