That’s what I’m talking about. But what’s more impressive is that this game isn’t an outlier - Sterling’s running with the ball has been England’s main threat in every game in this tournament and he produced the goals and assists too. If Grealish (or Foden or Rashford or pretty much anyone else) produced anything close to this sterling (pun intended) run of form to drag the sleepy, initially self-doubting England into the final, he would be the new national hero, kids would be copying his haircut and pundits would already be talking about Ballon d’or. But since Sterling is universally disliked, the best he will get is passing acknowledgement in the middle of a Harry Kane praise-fest.
And one more thought. If Man City spend £80M+ to buy Grealish and sell Sterling to offset the some of the cost, they will become a weaker team as a result. Give me a player with low center of gravity who rides challenges and only falls when he wants over a fleet-footed gazelle who gets clattered and wins a lot of free-kicks. Unfortunately, after what everyone has seen during these Euros, City executives will probably have a major rethink about this plan.