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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says Daniel Sturridge is as “down as I’ve ever seen him” following news that the striker will be out until the new year with a fresh thigh injury.

The 25-year-old injured his thigh in training on Tuesday and scans show a different problem to the ones that have limited him to three games this season.

“He’s a player who doesn’t want to be out for this length of time. He wants to play football,” said Rodgers.

“He’s just been extremely unfortunate.”

Sturridge, who scored 25 goals last season, suffered a thigh strain while with England in September before picking up a calf strain in training in October.

He had only returned to full training last week before picking up his latest injury. — BBC Sport