Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has hailed the work of the club's football director Michael Edwards and their transfer policy.

Sturridge is currently a free agent, but remains close to many at Anfield.

Discussing how he was initially signed, Sturridge told The Beautiful Game Podcast: “To say the team was missing someone like me was how they sold it. We got Luis Suarez over here, unbelievable player, Stevie G [Steven Gerrard], who I trained with at England.

“They had a young Raheem and they also had ambitions as well. They said they were going to sign players. They then brought [Philippe] Coutinho in who was a bargain bucket. Bargain bucket man, a KFC bargain bucket!

“It was a snip and we were cheap. £12million for myself and £8million for Coutinho. I don't know how much they earned from Coutinho.

“For myself, I was there a long time and signed another deal and saw the length of my contract out.

“But they just make great signings at the club. They know what they are doing. Michael Edwards and the team behind the scenes, they just know what they are doing."