London (AFP) - As the 22 players walk out onto the pristine Wembley turf for Sunday's League Cup final between Liverpool and Manchester City, Daniel Sturridge will have more to prove than most.
The injury-plagued Liverpool striker, who will be facing his former club, is fighting to emerge from a mid-career slump that threatens to cost him a place in England's squad for Euro 2016.
Having made just 11 Premier League starts since August 2014, the 26-year-old has disappeared from view at times and this week he issued an impassioned rebuttal to press reports he was considering his Anfield future.
"I don't think anyone will understand how much it means to me to play football and I'll continue to do my best and focus on Liverpool," he said.
"It has been a difficult time being injured, but it is part of football and now I'm looking forward to the future, of course with Liverpool."
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