Raheem Sterling says "emotions got the better of me" during an exchange with England teammate Joe Gomez that led to the Manchester City forward being dropped for the national team's upcoming European Championship qualifier.

Sterling and Gomez, who clashed toward the end of a high-profile Premier League game between City and Liverpool on Sunday, were involved in what the English Football Association described as a "disturbance in a private team area" after they had joined up with England a day later.

The FA reacted to the incident by saying Sterling would not be considered for the Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley Stadium on Thursday.

Liverpool's Joe Gomez and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling clash during the Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, Sunday Nov. 10, 2019. Raheem Sterling will not be considered for England's European Championship qualifier against Montenegro after emotions ran high when the team gathered on Monday following Manchester City's loss to Liverpool. A day after the Premier League top-of-the-table match at Anfield, where Sterling clashed with Liverpool defender Joe Gomez near the end, both players apparently became involved in another exchange when the England squad convened at the national training center at Burton upon Trent. (Peter ByrnePA via AP)

Liverpool's Joe Gomez and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling clash during the Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, Sunday Nov. 10, 2019. Raheem Sterling will not be considered for England's European Championship qualifier against Montenegro after emotions ran high when the team gathered on Monday following Manchester City's loss to Liverpool. A day after the Premier League top-of-the-table match at Anfield, where Sterling clashed with Liverpool defender Joe Gomez near the end, both players apparently became involved in another exchange when the England squad convened at the national training center at Burton upon Trent. (Peter ByrnePA via AP)

In a post on Instagram on Tuesday, Sterling says "we are in a sport where emotions run high and I am man enough to admit when emotions got the better of me."

Sterling added that he and Gomez "have had words and figured things out and moved on" from what he says was a "5-10 second thing."

Sterling will remain with the squad, with England also playing away to Kosovo on Sunday.

Liverpool's Joe Gomez, right, and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling clash during the Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, Sunday Nov. 10, 2019. Raheem Sterling will not be considered for England's European Championship qualifier against Montenegro after emotions ran high when the team gathered on Monday following Manchester City's loss to Liverpool. A day after the Premier League top-of-the-table match at Anfield, where Sterling clashed with Liverpool defender Joe Gomez near the end, both players apparently became involved in another exchange when the England squad convened at the national training center at Burton upon Trent. (Peter ByrnePA via AP)

Liverpool's Joe Gomez, right, and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling clash during the Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, Sunday Nov. 10, 2019. Raheem Sterling will not be considered for England's European Championship qualifier against Montenegro after emotions ran high when the team gathered on Monday following Manchester City's loss to Liverpool. A day after the Premier League top-of-the-table match at Anfield, where Sterling clashed with Liverpool defender Joe Gomez near the end, both players apparently became involved in another exchange when the England squad convened at the national training center at Burton upon Trent. (Peter ByrnePA via AP)

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