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Liverpool winger Sterling: Who's Ricky Gervais?

Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling admits he had no idea about the 'Ricky references' manager Brendan Rodgers made about him last weekend.

Sterling admitted he had to Google 'Ricky Villa' and 'Ricky Gervais' after Rodgers's tongue-in-cheek response to his miss against Tottenham on Sunday.

Sterling said: "I had to look him up and when I checked the name I was, "Oh, OK, that's who it is". When I was told what he said I didn't even understand it. But I typed both names in so I know what he meant now.

"He's joked about it and said it was like a baby's shot. He's given me a bit of stick for it but my finishing is something I'm improving on and will keep improving on. Hopefully next time I'll score two."

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