Rio Ferdinand has torn into Chelsea for their treatment of Raheem Sterling after he was unexpectedly dropped for their 2-0 Premier League defeat by Manchester City.
Sterling’s camp exclusively revealed to Mail Sport on Sunday that he was ‘seeking clarity’ over his future and that his exclusion was a bolt out of the blue.
Ferdinand has warned Chelsea bosses about the dangers of treating an ‘uncle’ figure in such a ‘wild ‘way.
He also claimed Sterling’s treatment was part of a wider apathetic trend at Stamford Bridge of players finding out key information over email rather than in person.
‘I see all the young players, especially in that squad, talk about Raheem, it’s like Uncle Raheem. Cole Palmer, the likes of Reece James, it’s Uncle Raheem,’ the former Manchester United star said on Rio Ferdinand Presents.
And he’s looked after a lot of these boys, they come to him, so when you kick that guy in the changing room, all of them are going to limp at some point and they aren’t going to take it well and you create a problem in your own dressing room.
