Raheem Sterling 'attacked and branded a 'n*****' by fan' at Manchester City training ground ahead of Tottenham win

Posted Monday, December 18, 2017 by Thesun.co.uk

RAHEEM STERLING was racially abused and attacked by a fan at the Manchester City training ground on Saturday morning, it has been reported.

The England winger was allegedly branded a "n*****" at the players' entrance to City's academy ahead of their 4-1 win over Tottenham yesterday.

Raheem Sterling 'attacked and branded a 'n*****' by fan' at Manchester City training ground ahead of Tottenham win
Raheem Sterling was allegedly attacked and racially abused by a man on Saturday morning

According to the Daily Telegraph, Sterling is said to have pulled into the entrance of the car park at which point he was confronted by a man hurling abuse.

Sterling apparently then got out of his car to ask what the problem was, only to be kicked in the leg.

It is not yet clear if the club have decided to report the incident to Greater Manchester Police, although it is saisd that the incident was caught on CCTV.

City are yet to comment.

Sterling did not suffer any injury in the alleged attack and started the game against Tottenham on Saturday evening.

He scored twice, taking his tally for the season to 15.

Guardiola made no mention of the incident in his post-match press conference.