Sterling trains with Liverpool ahead of afternoon court appearance for trial over alleged assault of his girlfriend

Raheem Sterling was pictured training with Liverpool on Friday morning ahead of his trial later in the day on charges of assaulting his girlfriend.
Sterling is accused of attacking 19-year-old model Shana Ann Rose Halliday but he entered a not guilty plea at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court last month.
The 18-year-old rising Reds star was granted conditional bail and will stand trial for common assault at the same court on Friday afternoon.

Eye on the ball: Raheem Sterling (right) competes in Liverpool training at Melwood on Friday

Energy: The young Liverpool forward looked lively ahead of Liverpool's clash with Southampton on Saturday

Sterling was arrested on August 8 at 10.30pm following an incident in Page Moss, Huyton, Liverpool.
Miss Halliday, from Liverpool, was crowned the winner of England’s Top Model of the World beauty pageant earlier this year.
She went on to contest the pageant’s world final in Egypt and reportedly works as a sales assistant for the Hollister clothing chain.

Trial: Sterling is accused of assaulting Shana Ann Rose Halliday, pictured on holiday this summer (right)

Off the bench: Sterling made a substitute's appearance for Liverpool against Swansea last Monday

Halliday will be allowed to give evidence from behind a screen during the trial.
She successfully aaplied for the special measure after arguing that she was afraid the quality of her evidence would be diminished by the case being in the public eye and seeing Sterling in the courtroom.
Sterling, from Woolton, was spotted by QPR and joined them as an 11-year-old before making the move to Anfield in February 2010.