Former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is confident Daniel Sturridge can have a successful Anfield future.
Rodgers signed Sturridge in January 2013 and the former Chelsea striker formed such a lethal partnership with Luis Suarez they nearly won the league in 2014.
Rodgers, in an interview with beIN Sports , said: “If Daniel Sturridge is fit he is a player you would seriously look to take. He has genuine world class ability. When fit, there's not too many better than him.
“There's different types of strikers: Harry Kane is a wonderful finisher, Jamie Vardy has great pace and has come onto the scene exceptionally well and is playing consistently and Wayne Rooney is a player I have admired during all of his career.
“He is a big-game player and his experience will be vital, but it is hard to rule out Daniel because he offers so much. He can score a goal in a flash and has got all the attributes.
“Daniel is a real good guy. He obviously wants to play: of course when you have that ability you want to train and play. It just seems that he has been very, very unfortunate. All I ever tried to do was encourage him and take the pressure off.
“He is a real good guy: you can talk to him and communication can be open. He wants to receive information and to talk with the manager as well, but he is just in this run of injuries. He has been so unfortunate. “He played for me for 18 months and, along with Luis Suarez, was right up there. I had two of the best strikers in the world. From that summer, when we finished runners up and got into the Champions League, he has just been marred by injuries.
“I am sure it is so frustrating for Daniel. It is frustrating knowing him well to see him not being able to play. Certainly, from my time at Liverpool, if he was out I really missed him and so did the team. When you have a player of that quality of course it will affect your results."
Rodgers added: “Listen, he is at Liverpool at this very moment and he has signed there on a contract so I don't think there's any debate for him. He just needs to get fit. You can have a fresh start but if you are not fit it doesn't really matter."