Daniel Sturridge still has a part to play for Liverpool this season following ‘very good talks’ with Jurgen Klopp.
Sturridge faces a decisive summer in his Reds future as Klopp prepares to assess whether the injury-plagued striker still features in his long-term plans.
The England international returned to action in Monday’s win over Watford, following a fortnight lay-off, and impressed with a second-half cameo.
And Klopp has revealed that Sturridge is still very much a feature within his squad, even as a substitute, as Liverpool close in on a Champions League place.
He said: “It’s not that we could say he is at 100 per cent.
“He is doing what we think is right for him to keep him on track for these last three games.
“[We’ve had] very good talks, we’re really close in the moment. [He’s doing] something different today then training with the team tomorrow and all that stuff.
“As long as it’s like this we can for sure have him and use him in the squad, that’s the most important thing.
“Then we have to see which line-up we start with and then how long he can go.
“But in this moment it’s very, very important that we have him as an option on the bench and can bring him in because, as everybody knows, he can decide a game in a second.
“That’s very, very positive and hopefully it stays like this.”