Reds seek answers on Sturridge

"The medical team here, liaising with some of the medics in America, are doing everything we possibly can to give Daniel every opportunity to stay consistently fit and available,”

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits their primary aim is to get striker Daniel Sturridge consistently fit and that is why they have sent him to the United States for further assessment.

The England international, who has made just 18 appearances in a season blighted by a number of fitness problems, has flown to America to see Dr Peter Asnis, an orthopaedic surgeon connected to club owners Fenway Sports Group’s other major acquisition the Boston Red Sox, in an attempt to solve his current hip injury.