Steven Gerrard has urged Daniel Sturridge to show he is a top-class striker by firing England to victory against Germany on Tuesday night. Sturridge has been cleared to face the Germans, despite concerns over a thigh injury, and will be hoping to replicate his red-hot Liverpool form at international level. The 24-year-old has already scored 11 goals this season, including one in Englands win over Montenegro, and club team-mate Gerrard has told Sturridge to stake his claim for a regular starting role at Wembley. The stage is set for Daniel to go on and prove to everyone that hes a top-class forward, said the England captain, who will equal the number of caps won by Bobby Moore against Germany. You talk about his partnership with Wayne Rooney. The difference is Waynes done it, Daniels got to go and do it now. Hes certainly got the talent. Gerrard has been hugely impressed with Sturridge since he arrived at Anfield from Chelsea in January and believes he can become one of the countrys most prolific scorers. No-one is a bigger fan of Daniel than me, said Gerrard. He is one of the most naturally- gifted players this country has produced in a long time. His goal record is fantastic. I had seen bits of him before but having played and trained with him, he has gone up in my estimations. Its important to have him fit and available as I know he can do a lot of damage. Sturridge starts alongside Rooney in attack for only the fourth occasion, but Hodgson expects the duo to forge a fruitful partnership ahead of next summers World Cup. Im probably looking forward to it more than the German defence will be, he said. I do think those two players could carry a lot of responsibility going forward for our attacking threat, because theyve such enormous potential. Hopefully there will be others breathing down their necks but I was really happy with those last two qualifying games when the pressure was on us and we had to get results. They did well for us and it will be nice to see them play against Germany, even though I dont envisage them playing 90 minutes.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 06:24:08 +0000
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