RAHEEM STERLING believes the ‘eventful journey’ of being a Chelsea player will ultimately pay dividends. The experienced winger is about to kick off his third season under his fifth manager at the volatile club which has also signed 35 players in barely two years. Sterling is back in favour under latest head coach Enzo Maresca and in line to start Sunday’s Premier League opener against his old club Manchester City .
He said: “It’s been, again, an eventful two years. But one that I’m super committed to, that will get the results that I was expecting. “It’s been an eventful journey, but I do see the vision and I do see us taking our next step and now really challenging for stuff – slowly but surely.
“Sometimes you have to pinch yourself and you hear yourself moaning sometimes, or being disappointed sometimes, and I always go back to the moments I was a kid in my bedroom and praying to God that one day, hopefully, this could be me. “I’m very fortunate to be living that dream and just continue enjoying it and loving every minute of it.” Chelsea finished sixth last season but are aiming higher this term with demands from the board to qualify for the Champions League consistently - which means fourth place minimum.
Sterling, 29, is all about routine and says former boss Pep Gaurdiola taught him how to use monotony to his advantage when they were together at Premier League champions City. The £47million winger has eaten eggs on toast for breakfast every da.