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An angry Jamie Carragher urged Raheem Sterling to dump his agent Aidy Ward and “keep his mouth shut” after the latest leaks suggesting he has told Liverpool he will not sign a new contract this summer.

The Reds legend hit out at the antics of the youngster and his agent, declaring “for a 20-year-old to be taking on Liverpool Football club angers me to the pit of my stomach.”

Speaking on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports, Carragher said: “Raheem Sterling is a great kid. He’s not some flash young kid. He’s not loud, he’s not in people’s faces. He loves his football.

“He needs to change his agent. That’s the one thing he needs to change.

“For a 20-year-old kid to be taking on Liverpool Football Club, there's nothing worse.

“Raheem Sterling will obviously move on at some stage. Brendan Rodgers has said he won’t be leaving this summer but it looks like me that he’s trying to force the club’s hand.”

The leak over Sterling’s situation came on the eve of the club’s end of season Players’ Awards at the ECHO Arena on Tuesday night and the timing will no doubt anger the Anfield hierarchy, as well as the suggestion the club had tried to “bully” Sterling into signing a new deal.

Carragher suggested Sterling had failed to perform in big games for Liverpool this season which could have helped bring some of the trophies he claims to be wanting to seek elsewhere.

He said: “It might not be about money, it could be about winning trophies or reaching the Champions League. If it’s about trophies Liverpool were close to last year, and had a chance this year.

“He says it’s not about money, that maybe he wants to move back down to London and compete for trophies.

“Last season at Liverpool he was fantastic. Liverpool had a chance at a trophy this season. Where was Raheem Sterling?

“If you want trophies and big money they won’t be given to you, you have to earn them.

“What did Liverpool win this year? Nothing.

Keep your mouth shut and get on with playing football

“You’ve got to play well in big games. The semi-final against Aston Villa was the worst game I’ve seen in a big game from a Liverpool team.

“You want to win trophies – the semi-final is the biggest game in the season for Liverpool and Raheem Sterling did nothing.

“If you want to win trophies you have to perform at the highest level.

“If you want to win trophies you have to deliver in the big games and he hasn’t done that yet.

“Keep your mouth shut and get on with playing football. He’ll move on in years to come but how will he be thought of for the rest of his career?

"You've got to think about how you will be thought of, as well as just your ability. And it's about time his agent stopped leaking stories, never mind the football club leaking stories.

"He doesn't need to move clubs in my opinion," he added. "For his football development, he needs to stay at Liverpool. He plays every week."

Carragher said Sterling should be “embarrassed” when he walks into training on Tuesday.

“I’d be embarrassed to walk into training tomorrow and show my face to everyone; even the lady on the reception.”

Carragher’s words came just days after outgoing Reds captain Steven Gerrard warned Sterling to stay at Anfield or risk destroying his career.

Gerrard said: “For me I’m always going to be biased toward this club and I said earlier in the week my advice to Raheem is, where he’s at now at his age, I think he needs a manager who believes in him, who’s going to play him, to help coach him. I think there’s nobody better out there than Brendan Rodgers. My opinion is he should sign a new deal here, I think it’d be the best for his career but that’s something I can’t control.”

Carragher’s MNF colleague Gary Neville also hit out at Sterling’s agent.

Neville said: “Raheem Sterling is playing for a great football club and has been given a great opportunity,” said Neville.

“He has two years left on his contract and Liverpool have said they won’t sell him. The noises his agent is making can’t be the right noises for Raheem.

“He’ll be stronger for it in the end, but they’re unnecessary headlines. You’re going to get them in football. Playing for Arsenal, City, United, Liverpool, England, you’re going to get them but you don’t need them.”

Neville also suggested Liverpool appeared to have difficulty with contract negotiations.

“From Liverpool’s point of view, I don’t think Liverpool have dealt with contracts particularly well,” he said.

“Look at Gerrard, Suarez, Jordan Henderson’s is now dealt with, but now Raheem Sterling: They may have to have a look at themselves and how they do it internally.

“But certainly if you’re having to look at these things – I think they’ve got to sort it out, make it a lot more efficient and clean.”