Liverpool boss tells Daniel Sturridge: Now I know why everyone raves about you!

Jurgen Klopp was impressed with Daniel Sturridge's performance against Southampton

JURGEN KLOPP has admitted that he now sees the hype surrounding Daniel Sturridge.

 

The forward scored twice in Liverpool's 6-1 thrashing of Southampton on Wednesday night as they secured a place in the semi-final of the Capital One Cup.

Sturridge has suffered numerous injury problems in recent months, but his return will be a huge boost to Klopp's side ahead of a busy Christmas fixture schedule.

Doubts have been cast over whether Liverpool should cut their losses on the former Chelsea striker because of his constant injury worries.

 

But Jamie Redknapp insists that the Reds should be patient with 26-year-old, claiming that when fit, he is the second best striker in the league behind Sergio Aguero.

And Klopp too, is now realising the importance of his forward after being impressed by his performance against Ronald Koeman's side.

"I said to him after the game, 'Now I know what everyone is talking about,'" he told reporters. "I knew about his quality, but I never saw it live in a stadium, but the rest I knew about.

 

Sturridge scored twice in Liverpool's 6-1 win against the Saints

"Go on, for everybody, it's no special thing. It's important for us that we have these good strikers that can react in the moments.

"We spoke about this at Liverpool a few days ago. If everybody is fit then we have a few disappointed players, if not enough players are fit then the intensity is too high for the healthy players."