Raheem Sterling has been warned he may have to settle for a place on the Arsenal bench this season following his loan move from Chelsea.

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• Sterling joined Arsenal on loan from Chelsea
• Has made two substitute appearances so far
• Lawrenson doubts he will be a major player

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  After being frozen out at Chelsea, the winger made a surprise deadline day move to north London and came on as a late substitute against Tottenham last Sunday and then again in the Champions League against Atalanta on Thursday.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The England international will have his mind set on breaking into Mikel Arteta's starting XI, but ex-Liverpool and Ireland defender Mark Lawrenson says he will likely have to settle for making an impact off the bench.

• WHAT LAWRENSON SAID

  "At Arsenal, I think Raheem Sterling will solely be used for squad depth, I don’t see him breaking into the starting team," he told . "I’d imagine that the manager will have already told him that he’ll be a 25-minute man each week and that will be it, unless he does well when he gets a chance."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR STERLING?

  The 29-year-old may be given another chance to impress under Arteta when they come up against his former team Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.

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