Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler is backing striker Daniel Sturridge to come good for the Reds in next week's Europa League final against Sevilla.

The 26-year-old striker was left out of semi-final first leg defeat against Villarreal by manager Jurgen Klopp but made a goalscoring return in the 3-0 win in the second leg at Anfield on Thursday.

Fowler is confident that Sturridge will give Klopp a lot of selection headaches ahead of the final in Basel and has backed him to make an impact for the Merseyside club in the May 18 decider.

"He is a player who will score you goals, sometimes out of nothing," Fowler told the Liverpool Echo.

"You look at his current form and his goal-to-game ratio and it's fantastic, so long may it continue.

"Of course, as a player you always want to play - I don't care what position you play. Sometimes he might come across as moody, a little bit sulky at times if he's not playing, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

"If you're a player and you're happy with not playing and sitting on the bench, you shouldn't be a player.

"I like the fact he wants to come on and prove people wrong, saying 'this is why I should be playing' – ok, it's up to the manager in the long-term who he's going to play and where he'll play certain players.

"But when Daniel Sturridge can do what he does...if he's not playing, then he comes in and scores goals, and gives the manager as big of a headache as he possibly can.

"We've had some unbelievable goalscorers in the past, the likes of Ian Rush and John Aldridge, they were confident players and when you're scoring goals, the more confident you are, and the more confident the team is. I like what he does."