Raheem Sterling made his return to action - and his retrun to Loftus Road- on Sunday as Liverpool beat QPR 3-2 in a pulsating game. The youngster missed England's last fixture because he was 'tired', so Sportsmail's SAMI MOKBEL kept a close eye on the midfielder. VIDEOS Scroll down to watch... Raheem Sterling celebrates with Steven Gerrard after Steven Caulker scores an own goal for the winner Sterling (left) and Jordan Henderson celebrate after Caulker puts through his own net in stoppage time The young mascots give Sterling a guard of honour as he walks out on to the pitch
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Raheem Sterling was influential as Liverpool won 3-2 at QPR
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The England player started after the 'tiredgate' controversy
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Liverpool were poor in the first half, with Sterling struggling
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But he made three crucial interventions to win the match
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His quickly-taken free-kick led to Richard Dunne's own goal
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Sterling started the break that led to Philippe Coutinho scoring
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And his low cross was turned in by Steven Caulker for the winner
The @placeholder teenager has a quiet opening against his former club at Loftus Road.