Key striker Daniel Sturridge returns to Liverpool training following injury lay-off [Picture]

It’s been a tough week at Liverpool, with the league leaders dropping to 5th after successive 2-1 defeats at Manchester City and Chelsea.

Manager Brendan Rodgers will be buoyed by the return to training of England striker Daniel Sturridge.

Sturridge began the season on fire, filling the huge hole left by the absence of Luis Suarez through suspension.

The pair, or SAS as they have become known, were linking up brilliantly together before Daniel Sturridge was ruled out for two months with an ankle injury.

Pictured in rehabilitation training today above, Sturridge is likely to return to first team training very soon, with a return to Premier League action also on the horizon.