Suarez and Sturridge can blend, says Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident striker Daniel Sturridge’s recent good form will not be impacted by the return of Luis Suarez as the Reds face Sunderland today (4pm).

During Suarez’s 10-match ban, which came to an end last weekend, England international Sturridge scored 11 times as he assumed the responsibility of being the main focal point up front.

In the Capital One Cup defeat at Manchester United in midweek, which marked the long-awaited comeback of Suarez, Sturridge did not look his sharpest as the Uruguayan took centre-stage.