Football news - No England player should ever be booed, says Gareth Southgate on Sterling-Gomez row
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Updated 15/11/2019 at 09:19 GMT
Gareth Southgate has leapt to the defence of Joe Gomez after a section of the England fans booed the Liverpool defender following his falling out with Raheem Sterling.
Joe Gomez with England Manager Gareth Southgate during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier between England and Montenegro at Wembley Stadium on November 14, 2019 in London, England
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Sterling was stood down from the team to face Montenegro on Thursday after clashing with Gomez at the training ground following Liverpool's win over Manchester City on Sunday.
When the 22-year-old came off the bench during his country's 7-0 win over Montenegro, a section of the fans at Wembley booed him, much to his manager's chagrin.
"No, I don’t understand it. No England player should ever be booed," Southgate told Sky Sports.
"We’re a team, Joe has done nothing wrong, absolutely. I’ve made that clear earlier in the week, so I don’t understand that.
"Him and Raheem are very close and the whole team are very close so we don’t want to see anybody treated in that way."
Southgate's words echo those of Sterling himself, who has also criticised the fans for their reaction to his international team-mate's arrival.
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