Chelsea striker Danny Sturridge has thanked Great Britain coach Stuart Pearce for sticking with him.

Sturridge was confirmed as having viral meningitis a fortnight ago and that placed a major question mark over his participation in the London Games.

"I'm very happy. It's been a long road for me to get back and I've had to go through a lot of stuff over these last couple of weeks," he said.

"Thanks to the manager for being patient and waiting for me to get fit and thanks to the Chelsea doctor for being there for me when I was going through everything.

"It's been difficult because for two weeks I wasn't doing anything, so to get 45 minutes under my belt was crucial and I'm happy."