England's 'electric' Raheem Sterling no surprise to manager Gareth Southgate

Raheem Sterling scored his first international hat trick and won a penalty kick as England thumped the Czech Republic in Euro 2020 qualifying. Shaka Hislop says the attributes that helped Raheem Sterling score his first England hat trick didn't exist in his game 18 months ago. England manager Gareth Southgate hailed an "electric" Raheem Sterling as the Manchester City forward, not long ago a target for boos, scored his first international hat trick in a 5-0 thrashing of the Czech Republic on Friday. A slick England attack ran rings around the sorry Czechs with teenager Jadon Sancho outstanding alongside captain Harry Kane, but it was Sterling who stole the show. The 24-year-old showed a poacher's instinct to convert Sancho's cross after 23 minutes and he then won the...

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