Red-hot Sturridge keeps Blues on the boil

WITH all the fuss surrounding Fernando Torres, and the will-he-won’t-he recover his form debate, Daniel Sturridge has stolen in on the blindside to become Chelsea’s most important striker.

Just as he did in the red-hot cauldron at White Hart Lane on Thursday, when he left Benoit Assou-Ekotto for dead and got past Ledley King to convert Ashley Cole’s cross, Sturridge has become a master of nipping in from the wing and nicking important goals — and points — for his side.

That Chelsea are still in the title race while controversy rages around their manager, captain and most expensive players, has a lot to do with the vital goals Sturridge keeps scoring.