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Daniel Sturridge can learn from the performances of Roberto Firmino, according to Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher.

The England striker has found himself battling for a place in Jurgen Klopp’s Reds side so far this season.

Sturridge has started three games and appeared as a substitute in four, and has not yet managed a Premier League goal – though he has two in the EFL Cup.

Firmino has been preferred as the main forward, a role he has impressed in both this season and last.

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But Sturridge made a difference coming off the bench in the first half against Swansea last weekend, and Carragher says the 27-year-old should look at Firmino’s game if he wants to return to the XI on a regular basis.

Carragher said: “At this moment Jurgen Klopp fancies Roberto Firmino in that central striker position.

“He is only playing one striker at the moment, which is a problem for Daniel. Last season he was playing with two, so that’s something he has to think about. How can he improve? What is Firmino doing that he is not doing?

“Daniel Sturridge’s strike rate for Liverpool (55 goals in 99 games) is outstanding. Up there with the greatest strikers Liverpool have had. We know he can do that, but perhaps Jurgen Klopp wants different things from him that Firmino can add.

“So maybe Daniel has to look at that and think where he can improve to get back into the team.”