Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling has decided to change his diet as he blamed weight gain for the hamstring problems he struggled with last season.

Sterling struggled with hamstring injuries last season and believes the fitness issues were down to his weight. He has already altered his diet to give him a better chance of staying fit next season.

“In the season I changed a bit of my diet and went to do something a little bit different that I had not done before,” he said at a press conference.

“And I had a little bit more kilograms on me that I have not had before. I think probably carrying a little bit of extra weight I had a few hamstring problems and that was it.

“Towards the end of the season the hamstring was playing up again. Me and the manager made a decision together that the best thing for me to do was to get the hamstring right.”

When Sterling was about what he has changed, he said: “Just eating a little bit less.”