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Souness: Why Grealish and not Chelsea attacker Sterling?

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness says Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling should be upset by his England snub.

Souness rates Sterling as a better option than Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish.

He wrote for the Daily Mail: “If you're a full back, would you rather play against Sterling or Jack Grealish?

"I think 10 out of 10 would rather play against Grealish. Sterling is more dangerous than him. Defenders are terrified of pace and directness. Grealish threatens to go down the line, does a couple of stepovers and then cuts inside and plays the ball square nearly every time. Sterling goes at you and, as a defender, you're praying you have a team-mate covering you.

“We're seeing less and less of Grealish at Manchester City, and more of Jeremy Doku. Would you want to play against Doku? No, because he's more like Sterling."

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