Raheem Sterling claims what he needs to do to be mentioned in same terms as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Raheem Sterling is convinced he needs to score 50 or 60 goals a season to be compared to the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Manchester City star scored 32 goals this year for club and country and has been included in the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or award. Sterling told FourFourTwo: “Messi's one of a kind. Bro, if I'm scoring 50 or 60 goals a year for the next 15 years, then you can talk to me about that – right now, don't talk to me about Ronaldo or Messi! “I don't want to hear that connection. I'm not saying I don't value myself, but those are two guys who have been doing it for 15 years. That's not heard of: 40, 50, 60 goals for 15 years.”

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