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Daniel Sturridge faces a race against time to be fit for Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa on Sunday after the striker missed yet another day of training.



The 25-year-old sat out on Thursday having not fully recovered from the hip injury which saw him miss Monday's win over Newcastle United.



The striker has not yet been ruled out of the game at Wembley, but Brendan Rodgers will be sweating on his availability for the tie, particularly with Jordon Ibe - who replaced Sturridge in the starting line-up last week - cup-tied.



Mario Balotelli, however, has returned to full training and is in contention for Sunday after missing three matches due to illness and injury.



Rodgers will have both Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel back from suspension, but Mamadou Sakho will definitely miss out. Adam Lallana is unlikely to feature having only resumed light training following his groin injury.