Daniel Sturridge recovers from injury

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is back in full training

Liverpool has been handed a fitness boost after Daniel Sturridge returned to full training. The English striker has been plagued by injuries since his move to Liverpool and this return will be a timely boost for Jurgen Klopp. 

Klopp told a news conference on Monday that Sturridge will join the rest of the squad for training. Sturridge has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury.

Klopp will however not rush him back to first team action after adding that he wants Sturridge, 26, to train for 10 to 12 days consecutively before he will consider him for selection. This means he is unlikely to be selected for either Saturday’s visit of Sunderland or Tuesday’s FA Cup replay at West Ham.

Divock Origi and Philippe Coutinho are expected to return from injuries, while  Centre-back Martin Skrtel, who suffered a hamstring injury in the defeat at Watford on Dec. 20, is not far away too. 

Klopp turned down Man United

Jurgen Klopp turned down the chance to move to United

Jurgen Klopp has revealed he turned down an approach from Alex Ferguson to become manager of the Red Devils. 

According to the Sun and the Mail on Saturday, the Scot great approached Klopp towards the end of his 27-year reign at Old Trafford, but Klopp turned him down feeling that the timing was not right to move away from Borussia Dortmund. with the Klopp United snub story. 

Klopp said: "We spoke not a lot but for me, it was a lot. It was a big honour, the whole talk, to be honest. But I couldn't leave Dortmund. 

"I didn't hear about a real offer (from United) but, if there was, I could not have done it. I first had to finish the job with Dortmund and then think about other things."

Liverpool welcome Manchester United to Anfield on Sunday.