England's forward Raheem Sterling has been dropped from the English national side, the Football Association (FA) has announced.
The FA said that it had taken the decision because of the disturbance that the Manchester City player had caused in a private area.
Sterling took to social media to confirm to his followers that he had had a scuffle with a teammate 22-year-old Joe Gomez, saying that the two had resolved the issues between them.
Gomez and Sterling sparred at Anfield when Manchester City suffered a 3-1 defeat to rivals Liverpool.
"Both Joe and I have had words and figured things out and moved on," Sterling said on Instagram according to an article by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
"We are in a sport where emotions run high and I am man enough to admit when emotions got the better of me."This is why we play this sport because of our love for it - me and Joe Gomez are good, we both understand it was a five to 10 second thing... it's done, we move forward and not make this bigger than it is, " he added.
The coach of the English national team said that the emotions were still raw and there was still a need to separate club rivalries from the national team.