Raheem Sterling lifts lid on the personal target that forced him to quit Liverpool

Raheem Sterling admits his desire to win the Premier League forced him to leave Liverpool. The England international left Anfield for Manchester City in a £49m deal in 2015. Sterling, 24, admits his personal ambition was behind his decision to walk away from Liverpool. Speaking to GQ magazine , in which Sterling is the cover star for August, the City forward said: "When I got into Liverpool I said if I haven’t won the Premier League by the time I’m 21 I need to look at my options and see what I’m doing there. I put that into place from a young age. And I came to City and won my first Premier League. It’s just good to know what I’ve set out to do - what we’ve set out as a team to do - is going as planned."

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