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Former Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling confronted a gang of masked burglars who broke into his Berkshire home whilst his family were inside on Saturday night .

The 30-year-old, who currently plays for Chelsea , heard the intruders enter upstairs whilst he was preparing to watch his team's match against Wolves, which kicked off at 8pm. It is reported that approximately five people broke into the property.

Reacting instinctively, Sterling ensured his partner Paige Milian and their sons Thiago, eight, and Thai Cruz, six, were safe before heading upstairs to challenge the gang.

"He grabbed a knife out of a block in the kitchen and went to confront the intruders," a source told the Mirror .. "It was acting on pure adrenaline but it worked.

"There was a group

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