Even seven years after he and Liverpool decided to go their separate ways, Raheem Sterling is still a name that provokes an interesting reaction from Liverpool supporters.
It was seven years ago this month that the forward finally got his wish to quit the Reds to join Manchester City in a then-English record transfer, which cost the Citizens £49m. In truth, it must be said, the deal which was orchestrated by manager Manuel Pellegrini and City officials - with help from Three Lions team-mate Joe Hart, which seemed like a hefty fee at the time - will no doubt go down as one of the finest business transactions the Etihad has ever seen following his 131-goal return.
Following the completion of his move to Manchester, the 27-year-old acknowledged his ambition to accumulate a haul of trophies as the major motivation behind his decision to leave Liverpool, the club joined in 2010 aged 15, not his financial desires.
