Agent of Man City ace Sterling: Rodgers good coach, bad manager

The agent of Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling has taken a fresh swipe at Brendan Rodgers.

Aidy Ward admits Rodgers was the one serious problem he had at Liverpool.

"I became the bad guy, that's how I was portrayed," Ward told the Daily Mail. "It started from the PR behind Liverpool. There is no issue with the fans there, they don't know the full story, and there are lots of good people at Liverpool.

"I had no problem with (chief executive) Ian Ayre for example. I have no issue with anyone but Rodgers. He had a massive job with massive funds. How did he do? Good coach, but as a manager I didn't like certain things about how he dealt with Raheem.

"Fifty per cent of the players would probably tell you Brendan is not a good manager, but he is a good coach."