Well, this was the big match for Raheem Sterling to prove what a top player he is and how he deserves more money rather than the lowly 100,000 pounds a week that the overwhelming majority of people in the world lucky enough to be wage earners will never earn in 3 years or more.
Top players lift their performance in games like this. Sterling did zilch to show why he should get even more money than the luxurious and ridiculous 100,000 pounds a week. I don't care that this is a standard salary for a professional football player who is better than average these days. It's about time players' wages were curbed through one means or another and it will happen in the longer term. The players now are very, very lucky.