'Everyone within the club approved my exit,' says Sterling

Raheem Sterling joined Manchester City for £49 million this summer

Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling has revealed there are no hard feelings between himself and his former club Liverpool after making a much-publicised switch during the summer transfer window, ESPN reports. Sterling joined the Manchester outfit in July for £49 million along with Nicolas Otamendi, Kevin De Bruyne and Fabian Delph.

The former Liverpool player has been criticized for his perceived poor handling of his exit from the club. The majority of the Anfield faithful was left unimpressed by his behaviour, but Sterling himself has come out and stated that the disapproval came only from those outside of the club.

"When everything was going on and it was in the papers every day, everyone at Liverpool was top-notch,” Sterling spoke in an interview with the Guardian.

“I spoke to the manager every day. I spoke to all the players."

"Everyone outside the club made it out as being something really bad, but there was no problem with the manager or the other players.”

“The manager even invited me over to his house to talk. It wasn't anything like as bad as people made out."

Sterling does not regret doing the interview with BBC

The 20-year-old was under the spotlight after his infamous interview with the BBC, in which he insisted he was not a “money-grabbing-20-year-old”. Sterling has admitted the stir and reaction caused after the interview was difficult to endure.

"I don't regret doing the interview because it was frustrating hearing some of the stories about myself and some of the silly money people said I was supposedly rejecting, when it was nothing like that," Sterling said.

"I just wanted to get my point across but probably there was a better way I could have done it.”

"After that, I wouldn't wish it on anyone; all the negativity that came through. It was difficult for me.”

“I don't mind bad press when it is about football because hopefully you can do something to put it right.”

“It just felt towards the end [at Liverpool] it was a bit personal. People developed this perception of me and it was shocking to find the way that some people viewed me."

Happy to be playing for Manchester City: Sterling

Sterling greets fan before friendly match against Inter Milan in Australia

The England international is glad the controversy can be finally put to bed after he expressed his satisfaction with his new club.

"I remember my first day here after signing," he said.

"I was driving in thinking: 'This is the place, this is the place you want to work every day.'"

Sterling and his teammates are currently at the top of the Premier League table following their incredible 6-1 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday in which Sergio Aguero shocked the fans in the stadium with his 5-goal thriller.