article_snippet.sent: Raheem Sterling and Phlippe Coutinho train ahead of the vital trip to Arsenal for Liverpool’s Champion’s League on Saturday .
article_snippet.sent: Sterling's contract situation demonstrates how important it is for Rodgers' side to qualify .
article_snippet.sent: The contract wrangling with Raheem Sterling in recent weeks will undoubtedly have been a distraction to the player himself and the focus of manager Brendan Rodgers but the player himself and the focus of manager Brendan Rodgers will have to put that to one side if the player himself and the focus of manager Brendan Rodgers are to overcome Arsenal.
article_snippet.sent: On the Sterling subject, it would be much easier to resolve his future and persuade his to remain in Merseyside come the end of the season if Champions League qualification Liverpool have the certainty of Champions League football to offer as an enticement.
highlights_snippet.sent: Raheem Sterling dispute shows how important European football is .