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Liverpool boss Rodgers: Sturridge can handle Suarez departure

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists Danny Sturridge can survive without Luis Suarez.

The England international will return to training next week on the pre-season tour of the United States - but Rodgers doesn't want his team to be too reliant on one source of goals.

"In the times Daniel has played up there without Luis, he has shown his qualities," Rodgers said.

"But the onus is not really on one player. Our strength has been the team. When I came in, Luis was talked of as someone who didn't score regularly, get enough opportunities or take them.

"The last two years proved that with the number of chances we create that you can get goals. But it was not just about Luis. We scored 101 goals last season and he got 31 of them.

"We have goals all cross the team and will bring in players we think can assist with making them."

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