Sturridge Fit And Ready To Fire

[Folami David]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has backed in-form striker Daniel Sturridge to add to his rising reputation when his side play Swansea at the Liberty Stadium on Monday.
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England striker Sturridge has hit 16 goals in 20 matches since the Reds bought him from Chelsea for £12 million in January.
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The 24-year-old's goals have fired Liverpool to three wins from their first three matches and earned him the Player of the Month award for August.
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The forward struggled to get in the starting line-up at Manchester City and Chelsea, but his new boss expects him to shine now he is getting game-time.
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"You never know how it is going to go but I felt if you gave him an opportunity...I think he has shown in his career if he is given the opportunity he is a natural goalscorer," said Rodgers.
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"At this stage of his career, aged 24, he has all the things to his game to be a top striker.
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"Since coming here he has had the confidence he is going to play and we work on him on a daily basis – on and of the field – to make him the best he can be.
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"Standards are set throughout European football now and if you want to be a top striker you have to get in the goals."
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Sturridge missed England's midweek World Cup qualifier against Ukraine due to a thigh strain, but has been declared fit for Monday's game.
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Rodgers stressed that Sturridge was disappointed to miss out on playing for England, but pointed out that "the medical experts made the decision, not Daniel Sturridge.
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"He should not be held up, if he does play on Monday, as being someone who has turned down his country because that is not the case at all."
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But opposing manager Michael Laudrup, whose side beat West Brom 2-0 in their last league outing, expressed surprise at Sturridge's quick recovery from injury.

[Shola Sholaz]

He is a big plus to his clubside cos he plays well all the time for them. A big kudos to him for the massive improvement!