Daniel Sturridge could miss rest of Liverpool's season, says Brendan Rodgers
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted he does not know when striker Daniel Sturridge will return and he could miss the rest of the season.
The 25-year-old has been sidelined for the last three matches with a hip injury and will not return for Tuesday's Premier League clash with Hull City at the KC Stadium.
Sturridge has been plagued with injuries all season, making just 18 appearances in all competitions, and Rodgers expressed sympathy for the England forward.
"It's been difficult, Daniel is a good lad who wants to play and help the team but it's been one of those seasons for him," he said.
"He's been very unfortunate and we'll have to monitor day-by-day and see where he's at.
"When he's been fit, he's been brilliant, it's just about getting him back on a consistent basis. Whether that's this season, or pre-season, has to be seen."
When he (Sturridge) has been fit, he's been brilliant, it's just about getting him back on a consistent basis. Whether that's this season, or pre-season, has to be seen.
Brendan Rodgers
After a strong start to the season, Sturridge was forced out for almost five months with a thigh injury suffered playing for England on September 2 and a setback in his groin before Christmas.
He scored on his return against West Ham on January 31 but sustained a hip problem after scoring in the defeat to Manchester United on March 22.
Sturridge has featured against Arsenal and Blackburn since but missed the games against Newcastle, Aston Villa and West Brom earlier this month.
helsea boss Jose Mourinho has rubbished suggestions his side are 'boring', insisting 18 other teams in the Premier League could be tarred with that brush.
The Blues departed the Emirates Stadium on Sunday to a chorus of 'boring, boring Chelsea' from Arsenal supporters after a 0-0 draw edged them closer to a first Premier League title since 2010.
But Mourinho was quick to point out his side have won more games and secured more points than any other team, with only current champions Manchester City having scored more goals.
Leicester v Chelsea
He said: "It cannot be true. If we are boring, and the number of goals decides if a team is boring or not, then 18 teams in the Premier League are more boring than us.
"Only Man City have more quality than us in these terms; if football is about the number of goals that you score. This is a criteria I can accept and if that is the case, Chelsea is the second best team.
If we are boring, and the number of goals decides if a team is boring or not, then 18 teams in the Premier League are more boring than us.
Jose Mourinho
"But if a good team is the one with more points, or most victories, or least defeats, or the team that leads the league, then Chelsea is the best team.
"In any point of analysis, any criteria you can find, we are the best team or the second best team. Simple as that."
Mourinho aimed a swipe at Arsenal in his post-match press conference, insisting their 10-year wait for a Premier League title is boring.
And he said: "I met an Arsenal fan this morning that lives almost next door to me - an Arsenal fan for more than 50 years - and he congratulated me for my press conference and said I was spot-on."
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April 29, 2015, 7:00pm
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