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Daniel Sturridge says he has “pushed himself to the limit” for Liverpool as he insisted: “I believe I’m the best striker here.”

The England international has endured a frustrating season so far having made just seven starts and nine substitute appearances.

Sturridge was overlooked by Jurgen Klopp earlier in the season and in recent months injuries have also hampered his progress.

However, a difficult period hasn’t dented his self-belief and he’s determined to prove his worth in the second half of the season.

“I believe I’m the best striker Liverpool has,” Sturridge told Sky Sports.

“That’s my opinion. But the manager and everything else is entitled to their opinion as well.

“It’s the manager who picks the team so if in that specific game, he doesn’t feel I’m the best striker for the job, that’s his decision.

“You have to take it on the chin, I can’t be upset about it. You have to take the rough with the smooth in football, you can’t take things personally.”

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Sturridge’s record of 59 goals in 108 games for Liverpool is impressive but he hasn’t been able to recapture the heights he reached in 2013-14.

Since then his Reds career has been dogged by injury setbacks. He only started 12 games in 2014-15 and 19 the following campaign.

He faces an anxious wait to discover whether he will start at Old Trafford on Sunday after failing to shine in the midweek EFL Cup defeat to Southampton.

“I’ve played many games for Liverpool Football Club,” he added.

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“I feel like last season I played a lot of games for the club, I finished top scorer in all competitions.

“It’s not about whether you’re injured or not, it’s about when you’re on the pitch what you do.

“You want to be available for every single game. Every player wants to play, every player wants to be successful.

“But there’s times when you’re not fit, and it’s how you bounce back from that, how you come out of that, it’s how you rebound and put yourself out there on the football pitch.

“Every player wears their heart on their sleeve in terms of they’ll battle through injuries. I’ve played with injuries before - knocks, tears, everything.

“It’s about pushing yourself to your limits for the club and I feel I’ve done that.”