Football news - Raheem Sterling buys £15k guard dog to protect family and £2m mansion
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Updated 12/11/2018 at 09:51 GMT
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling received a Pep talk after his stoppage-time showboating against rivals United on Sunday - but he was at least safe in the knowledge his house was guarded after his dressing down.
Raheem Sterling, Manchester City
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The England star played his part in City's 3-1 win over Jose Mourinho's side at the Etihad, and a hefty outlay has allowed the player to focus on his football when he's away from home.
A spree of burglaries on houses owned by footballers have taken place in the Cheshire area, but Sterling has splashed out £15,000 on a guard dog to protect his family at their £2million mansion.
The Mirror report that the 23-year-old forked out the figure on a rottweiler that is ever-present during match day.
The black and brown pooch called Okan protects Sterling's sizeable property and a recent Instagram post revealed the company from which the rottweiler was bought.
With Okan dressed in a black cape at the end of last month, Sterling tagged tagged ChaperoneK9 in the post captioned: "How are you spending Halloween? Big Okan is trick or treating for Halloween."
Sterling was clearly sending a message to anyone thinking of paying a visit to his home ahead of the festive season, and other footballers including United pair Paul Pogba and Phil Jones have both used ChaperoneK9's services for their protective pets.
The company supply canines across the world, including to USA, Saudi Arabia and throughout Europe after a minimum of six months training.
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