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Daniel Sturridge believes he’s in the perfect shape to spearhead Liverpool’s push for glory this season.

The England striker has been dogged by injury problems over the past two campaigns but is confident those issues are now firmly behind him.

Sturridge is desperate to end his wait for a first trophy with the Reds as he bids to prove that he’s the most lethal marksman in the Premier League.

“Getting some silverware is the aim for me this season. That’s what I’d love to do,” Sturridge said.

“We want to be as successful as possible. The main aim is to win trophies with Liverpool.

“That’s all I’ve wanted to do since I’ve been here. We have been so close to winning the Premier League, so close to winning two finals, but this year is the year when we have to try and win that trophy.

“I will let my feet do the talking. You guys have known me a long time and know I believe in myself.”

This is the first pre-season Sturridge has done with Liverpool since his arrival from Chelsea in January 2013.

After the frustration of recent seasons he’s finally hoping to get back to the heights he hit in the Reds’ title challenge of 2013/14 when he plundered 24 goals.

“God willing it will be that season,” he said.

“For me to play for Liverpool and show my abilities and show my qualities has always been the aim.

“I will continue to strive to be the best player – to be the best striker in the league and do the best for this club. I will strive to win silverware for this club.

“It’s God’s time. You know me, I’m always working, I’m always pushing myself to the limits and I want this to be the season where not just myself, but the team can be successful.”

Sturridge impressed as he got another 45 minutes under his belt in Liverpool’s final USA tour match.

Off the pace against AC Milan in Santa Clara, the 26-year-old frontman looked much sharper against Roma in St Louis.

Sturridge says he benefited greatly from what was an intensive 12-day stay in the States for Jurgen Klopp’s squad.

“I am feeling a lot better,” Sturridge added.

“In the first game I was so stiff and tense from the first sessions. We trained in the morning, we did a double session the day before.

“We’ve done a lot of hard sessions and it has been great to able to complete pre-season in full and be raring to go.

“I felt quite stiff after the sessions, but against Roma I felt a lot better.

“I’ve continued training with the team and going through it, and the manager is pushing us to our limits.

“We are showing we are getting fitter with each game and I felt a lot fitter against Roma than I did in the last one.”