Dietmar Hamann says Arsenal star has ‘gone backwards’ and will only get worse

Dietmar Hamann has questioned Arsenal’s determination for Raheem Sterling, claiming helium has ‘gone backwards’ successful caller years and volition lone get worse.

Sterling completed a daze determination to the Emirates Stadium connected transportation deadline time aft being frozen retired by caller Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca.

The 29-year-old joined Chelsea successful 2022 aft spending 7 palmy seasons astatine Manchester City, successful which helium won 4 Premier League titles and aggregate home cups.

Sterling, who has 82 caps for England, recovered things trickier astatine chaotic Chelsea, scoring 19 goals crossed his archetypal 2 seasons astatine Stamford Bridge earlier being effectively banished by Maresca.

Maresca’s stance forced Sterling to see a summertime determination and helium joined Arsenal connected a season-long loan, linking up with Gunners brag Mikel Arteta, who helium worked with astatine Man City.

Sterling would person hoped to beryllium Maresca incorrect successful northbound London but helium has endured an underwhelming commencement to his Arsenal career, starting conscionable 2 Premier League games.

It is, of course, inactive aboriginal days but Hamann doubts Sterling volition ever get backmost to the signifier helium demonstrated astatine Man City and Liverpool.

‘I anticipation we spot the Raheem Sterling we saw astatine Liverpool and Manchester City, but I don’t deliberation we’ll spot him scope those levels astatine Arsenal,’ the ex-Germany midfielder told Flashscore.

‘He’s 29 years aged now, he’s losing his gait and tenacity. If you look astatine his form, he’s gone backwards since leaving Manchester City. I uncertainty he’ll amended again.’

Hamann besides revealed helium expected Arsenal to decorativeness 3rd successful the Premier League this season, down defending champions Man City and Liverpool, who helium has tipped to triumph the title.

The top-three are separated by 4 points aft 8 games and Arsenal volition adjacent the spread to Liverpool to conscionable 1 constituent if they bushed Arne Slot’s broadside successful this weekend’s much-anticipated clash astatine the Emirates.

‘Liverpool volition triumph the Premier League, Manchester City volition travel second, Arsenal 3rd and Tottenham fourth,’ erstwhile Anfield prima Hamann added.

‘The happening with Arsenal, they’ve played retired of their tegument successful the past 2 seasons and inactive came up short. I’m not convinced they tin amended immoderate further, particularly against Manchester City and Liverpool.

‘Arne Slot looks similar a large manager and Liverpool are performing precise well, I deliberation with their acquisition they tin unafraid the rubric this season.

‘I deliberation Liverpool person shown they tin triumph the Premier League, isolated from the Nottingham Forest game, they’ve been brilliant.

‘The squad functions well, everyone is blessed and psychologically, and the triumph against Chelsea is huge. It was an adjacent crippled but Liverpool came retired connected top, which is simply a monolithic motion of intent.

‘Manchester City person mislaid Rodri, helium can’t beryllium replaced and Arsenal dropped points, I deliberation Liverpool person a large accidental to triumph the Premier League and spell acold successful the Champions League.’

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