Southgate has tricky Sterling decision to make after frustrating San Marino showing - Daily Star

In the meantime, Sterling has been afforded the sort of elevated status reserved for only the chosen few.

If anyone needed a visit from San Marino to help boost their confidence it was Sterling.

Franco Varrella's men were so bad that opposite number Gareth Southgate could have picked the actual Pope in goal, instead of that bloke from Burnley.

(Image: Getty Images)This was a B team full of hopefuls desperate to pass the audition, with one glaring exception in the shape of Sterling, winning his 59th cap.

The unthinkable might now be thinkable and it is one of several conundrums Southgate has to solve before the summer Euros.

Published On: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:38:32 GMT