"Joe hasn't done anything wrong" - Sterling responds to Gomez's jeers by England fans

England were winners on the night by 7-0 against Montenegro

"Joe hasn't done anything wrong" - Sterling responds to Gomez's jeers by England fans
Gomez Booed by England fans

Raheem Sterling has condemned the jeers by England fans of countryman, Joe Gomez yesterday during the three Lions 7-0 victory against Montenegro at Wembley.

Liverpool’s Joe Gomez was received taunts from a section of the England crowd at Wembley when he was introduced in the 70-minute.

Raheem Sterling who was enjoying the game with Jordan Henderson in the stands after been axed by manager, Gareth Southgate due to the earlier bust up took to twitter after the game to calm nerves and accept responsibility of the earlier incident.

 

 

He wrote: "Joe hasn't done anything wrong & for me to see someone who keeps his head down and work hard…especially after a difficult week for him to be booed when he came on tonight was wrong.

"I've taken full responsibility and accepted the consequence. I felt as though I had to say this."

England manager Gareth Southgate was also quick to condemn the actions of the England fans.

 

 

"I don't understand it because no England player should ever be booed. We're a team and Joe has done nothing wrong," Southgate told Sky Sports News.

"I've made that clear earlier in the week so I don't understand that. Raheem and him are very close and the whole team are very close so we don't want to see anybody treated in that way.

"I'm sure [I'll talk to him] because as a young man that's an upsetting experience so the reason for putting him on was that he's been with us September, October, we haven't got him into the game and tonight was an opportunity to do that."