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Daniel Sturridge is expected to give Liverpool a huge boost by returning to training next week.

Sturridge has been spending time in Boston recovering from a hip operation the Reds hope will remedy the persistent injury problems that have sidelined him for much of the last 18 months.

The 25-year-old striker posted a video on social media on Wednesday with the message “Feeling good right now. Home time soon.”

And the England international will return to Melwood within the next seven days to step up his rehabilitation.

Liverpool are hopeful the player can be back in action in early September, possibly in time for the visit to Manchester United on September 12.

Sturridge made only 18 appearances last season for Brendan Rodgers' side, the last coming in the 1-0 FA Cup win at Blackburn Rovers on April 8.

He has spent most of the past four months in Massachusetts where he has benefited from the expertise of Boston Red Sox's sports science and medical staff.

The video was filmed at Ohiri Field on the campus of Harvard University in the Allston neighbourhood of Boston.