Raheem Sterling can repay me by playing badly, jokes Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson he hopes it means hell go easy on Crystal Palace that weekend and thought in Manchester City ahead Raheem Sterling.
Palace host the Premier League winners at Selhurst Park on Saturday at a 5.30pm kick-off – live on Sky Sports Premier League – together using Pep Guardiolas side needing a response after losing at home to Wolves last time out.
Liverpool are eight points clear from City and also in-form Sterling is going to be willing to follow his brace up for England at Bulgaria when he comes up against his global manager.
Hodgson stuck from Sterling during some times with the 3 Lions and given the winger his international debut.
This is in the past now with Sterling minding a list of 13 goals in 15 appearances in all competitions for club and country this season and a figure for City and England.
He was always an excellent midfielder, a very hard worker, made great runs most of the moment. I recall in Switzerlandhe played in behind the front gamers, such as he was for Liverpool, and that he was very exceptional, Hodgson said.
The criticism levelled at him was much to my displeasure and the attention he was getting elsewhere from social media and at times the media itself was draining his assurance.
I think that the major factor for Raheem is that theres not any drain because of his confidence, there is not any doubt about his skill. Obviously hes playing at a team thats creating a great deal of chances so when he puts in the areas he can score goals.
On this subject too, I must add that his adulthood as a person has been very fascinating to observe.
All the responsibility hes accepted rather than only as a Manchester City player but shouldering a significant burden with all the racism and the attention that is being paid to the racism issue that we have.
He has been a brilliant spokesperson. I heap praise him in the hope hell repay me playing very badly.
The hosts are still one of the form teams in the branch, while City enter this match with defeats to Norwich and Wolves still fresh in the memory.
Palace are in the table two points off the champions – after winning four of their last six league games.
Yet Hodgson insisted:I do not understand that Pep has to be worried about any group but it will be nice if they believed that they needed to show us any respect.
We know well be extended to the limit to give them the sort of game we all would like to provide them but its a struggle and its an exciting challenge.
Hodgson admitted but conceded hed know when is the perfect moment to call it he still gets great joy from handling despite turning 72 in August.
I will carry on if that is the perfect thing to do. I will need to be convinced when the time comes that its the perfect thing to do and something that I can contribute to and give me the satisfaction that the past couple of seasons possess, Hodgson added.
In the moment I am quite comfortable waiting to see what transpires but I am not prepared to put a date on the afternoon once I am likely to say football was great to me and I shall move aside and let somebody else have a go.
You can argue in the long term you should be ready to move aside but nevertheless I feel I could do it. I enjoy it, I get as much pleasure from the job. I will not walk away voluntarily.
Palace will probably be without Mamadou Sakho (thigh) and Connor Wickham for the trip City.