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Daniel Sturridge has suffered yet another injury setback to dent Liverpool's hopes of resurrecting their faltering season.

Sturridge has broken down in training yet again with a recurrence of the thigh problem which has dogged him for most of the campaign.

He is expected to have a scan on Wednesday to discover the extent of the damage.

The England striker pulled out of a session at Melwood and now boss Brendan Rodgers faces an anxious wait for the result of the scan amid fears his star hitman might be out until the New Year.

Rodgers has already had to cope for 10 weeks with Sturridge since he first hurt his thigh training with England at the start of September.

Liverpool nursed him back to fitness after six weeks, only for the former Chelsea and Manchester City man to break down again with a calf problem.

Gallery: Sturridge returning to training earlier this month

Rodgers had pencilled Sturridge in to make his comeback at Crystal Palace on Sunday and has now been forced to revise his plans.

Liverpool have badly missed Sturridge and have managed a paltry 14 goals during this campaign compared to their free-scoring form of last season.

Their form has nosedived and they have slipped to 11th in the Premier League and also face elimination from the Champions League.

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