Rodgers fumes over Sturridge treatment

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has criticised England’s treatment of Daniel Sturridge after the striker was ruled out for up to three weeks with a thigh problem.

The 25-year-old was injured during a training session at St George’s Park on Friday just over 36 hours after playing 89 minutes of the friendly against Norway.

England boss Roy Hodgson was preparing his players for Monday’s opening Euro 2016 qualifier in Switzerland but Rodgers claimed had Sturridge been with his club he would have been given extra time to recover in the same situation and suggested the national team set-up did not consider individual needs sufficiently.