Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists he hasn't lost confidence in Daniel Sturridge.

The manager has reaffirmed his faith in the 27-year-old frontman and says even the greatest strikers go through difficult periods.

Asked if Sturridge's confidence had dipped, Klopp said: “I haven't noticed it.

“If we have a shooting exercise, there are still tears in your eyes when you see him and think: 'oh f****** hell, what is that? That is unbelievable!'

“But then you see the games. There are no easy one, two, three situations where he could have scored and you think 'uh-oh, he should have scored'.

“I've been here a year, and even I have thought in some moments: 'Ball… Sturridge…. Goal. Oh No!' There are moments when you think he should score and he doesn't but you have to carry on.

“It is a very important and very useful moment in his career."