Raheem Sterling impresses on an otherwise disappointing night at Anfield while Isco highlights the depth at Reals disposal
If Real Madrid really are casting covetous eyes at Raheem Sterling the 19-year-old will have impressed the Spanish club on first sight. He was comfortably Liverpools most dangerous attacker. Unfortunately on a disappointing night that was not saying a lot, although Sterling was distinctly unlucky in the fifth minute when Jordan Henderson found him with a wonderful crossfield ball. Álvaro Arbeloa took no chances and flattened him, and a lenient referee waved play on, possibly ducking out of the consideration of whether a clear goalscoring opportunity had been denied. Sterling received the ball on the edge of the area with no one in front of him. When Toni Kroos barged him over in almost identical fashion after 35 minutes and further down the pitch, he received the games first caution.