Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is full of admiration for Daniel Sturridge.
Gerrard is in awe of the striker's potential.
"For me, when you talk about potential in this country, Daniel Sturridge is the player with the most," he told the Daily Mail.
"Ability-wise he is possibly the No 1 (English) striker I've played with, when you talk about speed, sharpness and skill and different types of goals. Some of the things he does in training blow me away. He could go as far as he wants to go.
"Last year he was in Luis's shadow and now he is not there it's for Daniel to be Liverpool's iconic No 9 for many years. We need him at the moment. We need him back from injury as soon as possible."
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