Daniel Sturridge suffered a devastating blow on Thursday as it emerged he could be out until October.
The
Liverpool striker had surgery on his left hip on Tuesday in New York
but the severity of the problem means the 25-year-old will not be able
to resume full training for four months.
This
latest prognosis is a huge setback for Sturridge and boss Brendan
Rodgers, piling pressure on Liverpool to sign a top-class striker this
summer.
Sturridge’s recovery will rule him out of the big kick-off on August 8 and four England games.
It
is possible he will not play in the Premier League until the beginning
of October. The surgery, which was performed by Dr Bryan T Kelly, has
been deemed a complete success by Liverpool’s medical staff as it
addressed a problem believed to be linked to Sturridge suffering so many
issues with a thigh muscle.
It has been a year to forget for
Sturridge. When the campaign ends, he will have missed 41 of Liverpool’s
58 games and only started seven matches because of a recurring thigh
problem before the hip issue occurred in a game against Manchester
United on March 22.
Credit: Dominic King/SportsMail
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