Chelsea's Raheem Sterling has received a public show of support from his teammates after a difficult performance in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Leicester City. The forward missed a penalty and several other chances, leading to boos from some Chelsea fans during the match and when he was substituted.
Despite Sterling's struggles, Chelsea won 4-2 thanks to stoppage-time goals from substitutes Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke. The victory sends Chelsea to Wembley for the semi-finals against Manchester City next month.
After the match, Sterling apologised on social media, writing: 'To all the Chelsea fans, apologies for the Penalty miss. I'll be back 10x times stronger to help the team win.' His post was met with supportive replies from teammates including Trevoh Chalobah, Cole Palmer, Madueke, Ben Chilwell, and many others.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino also backed Sterling, saying: 'I'm going to support him... He has an unbelievable CV... The chance is to show we are building something.' Pochettino defended his decision to substitute Mykhailo Mudryk instead of Sterling, which had drawn mocking chants from fans.
