5) Daniel Sturridge to increase in sharpness…
Christian Benteke’s having a scan on his hamstring today, meaning we badly, badly need Sturridge to get up to speed quickly – as the £32.5m Belgian might be out for a while. Sturridge showed promise during his hour on Sunday, and it’s now just a case of increasing his fitness until he’s ready to play full games. He’ll certainly start at the weekend, so we can expect a second half cameo against Carlisle or another sixty minutes, perhaps.
