The veteran midfielder, a former team-mate of the England man, has said that 'people are overreacting' to the incident
Raheem Sterling has been backed by former Manchester City team-mate Yaya Toure over his recent spat with Joe Gomez in England training.
The 24-year-old will be left out of the Three Lions’ side to play Montenegro on Thursday following his altercation with the Liverpool man, which came 24 hours after the pair had tangled at club level in a match the Reds won 3-1.
England boss Gareth Southgate has praised the reaction of Sterling and has indicated that he will be recalled for the Kosovo clash on Sunday.