Raheem Sterling has broken his silence since it emerged he'd rejected a massive new contract offer from Liverpool.

Arsenal and Manchester City are among a string of clubs monitoring the stand-off between him and his advisers. But Sterling is focused simply on helping the Reds into the top four.

He said: "We've been in great form in recent weeks and I am just trying to contribute as much as I can to obviously help the team get into the top four. But I think we are more than capable of doing that."

Speaking to SportsYoungTalent, Sterling added: "We've all got weaknesses. My main focus now is to try and improve my goalscoring ratio, practising my finishing in training day in, day out and trying to get to the level I know I can get to. It only takes a matter of time."