Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp ponders game-time for recovering Daniel Sturridge

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp continues to play a patient game with Daniel Sturridge and insists the striker must prove he is more “robust” before he is fully thrown back into first-team action.

The 26-year-old was on the bench for Saturday’s 4-1 win at Manchester City, the first time he has featured in a matchday squad for the German, but that does not mean he will get a run-out in the Europa League at home to Bordeaux tonight (8.05pm live on Setanta Ireland, BT Sport Europe).

Klopp has stressed the need for the England international to prove he will not suffer any more injury breakdowns, having seen last season decimated by thigh and calf problems which resulted in a hip operation in May.