We’re getting on so well off and on the pitch“It was instinctive,” Sturridge reflected yesterday after England training in Chantilly. Liverpool lost but Sturridge’s finish, bending the ball in with the outside of his left foot, was unforgettable. Sturridge insists that he is putting the team before himself in France Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesDaniel Sturridge’s breathtaking goal for Liverpool against Seville in the Europa League final was a reminder that he does things differently to most strikers. It highlighted a unique talent that Roy Hodgson, the England manager, simply could not ignore even amid doubts about Sturridge’s fitness. “When I got the ball I wasn’t intending to go inside but the defender [Mariano] kept backing off and it gave me the space to shoot.

Source: The Times June 07, 2016 23:03 UTC