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Callum Hudson-Odoi calls Raheem Sterling an 'idol' and England's leader

Raheem Sterling may have been dropped for England's Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley on Thursday following a clash with teammate Joe Gomez, but for winger Callum Hudson-Odoi he remains a leader for the Three Lions and an idol for the Chelsea winger.

England manager Gareth Southgate axed Sterling for Thursday's game after an incident in the canteen at their St. George's Park training facility on Monday.

The pair had squared off at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday where Sterling's Manchester City were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool, with Gomez coming on as a late substitute in the top-of-the-table battle.