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Sterling left shocked by racist abuse as attacker is jailed

ENGLAND star Raheem Sterling was “completely shocked” when he was racially abused and assaulted outside Manchester City’s training ground, a court heard yesterday.

Karl Anderson, 29, smiled as he was jailed for 16 weeks after he pleaded guilty to racially aggravated common assault on the City player at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court.

The court heard that he kicked and shouted racial abuse at the 23-year-old midfielder outside City’s training ground in Clayton Lane, Manchester, ahead of the Premier League game against Tottenham on Saturday.

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