Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany rates former teammate Daniel Sturridge among the best strikers in the world.
Sturridge will lead the Liverpool line tonight against City.
Kompany told Sky Sports: "He was a City player, obviously, so I played with him while he was at the club and against him at Chelsea, Bolton and now Liverpool. All the way through he has always shown great talent and great ability.
"Outside the games against us, he is someone I have always wished the best for because he is a great person and a great player. He is hard to play against but, at the same time, I enjoy playing against the top strikers in the world and I consider him in that bracket."
