Source: PA
Sterling poised for historic debut
Liverpool youth team prodigy Raheem Sterling could become the club's youngest first-team player against Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday.
The forward, who only turned 16 in December, is a surprise inclusion in the squad which flew out to the Czech Republic ahead of the last-32 first-leg tie.
Sterling, who scored five goals in Monday's 9-0 FA Youth Cup demolition of Southend, has been rewarded for his considerable progress at the club's Kirkby academy.
Should he feature against Sparta aged just 16 years and 71 days he will break by some margin the previous record set by fellow Under-18 team-mate Jack Robinson - who made his Barclays Premier League debut against Hull last May aged 16 years and 250 days.
