'It'll be tough - it always is after international breaks'

Following the international break, the Reds will resume their season at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday evening.

Jürgen Klopp’s side head to Yorkshire unbeaten in the Premier League so far this term, with 20 points from eight matches putting them joint-top of the table prior to the weekend. Huddersfield, by contrast, are yet to win in the top flight in 2018-19 and sit in the bottom three.

Sturridge, though, is experienced enough to know that Premier League games are rarely straightforward - particularly, he explained, immediately after international breaks.

“I think it will be tough. The games are always difficult off the back of international breaks: players are tired, they’ve travelled,…