5 players who don't deserve to be at Liverpool

Sevilla FC v Liverpool FC - UEFA Champions League
Average at best

#3 Daniel Sturridge

Newcastle United v Liverpool - Premier League
Daniel Sturridge has picked up far too many injuries

Ah, one half of the famous SAS that nearly won Liverpool the league and perhaps the only reason why he's at the club. Liverpool seem to trust players more than anyone, which is why they've often taken ages before going anywhere close to challenging for the league title.

Had Sturridge been at a club like Manchester City or Chelsea, he would have been shipped out a long time back. But hey, this is Liverpool, where average players tend to stay on and the better ones move to bigger clubs who can actually challenge for major titles on a periodic basis.

The myth that always comes up with Sturridge is when he's fit, he's a good striker who can score goals. Comment? Porky-pies. Sturridge was prolific in the 2013-14 season when he mustered 21 league goals. His telepathy with Suarez was deadly. But since the latter's departure, Sturridge's goals per shots ratio has worsened with every passing season.

In the 2013-14 season, he had an impressive ratio of a goal every 4.71 shots. In the 2015-16 campaign, it worsened to 6. In the more recent 2016-17 season, he had a terrible conversion rate of a goal every 13 shots, which is unacceptable for a striker, let alone one who is supposed to be 'good' when he's fit.

Apart from his falling standards, Sturridge simply can not be trusted to last a whole season under Jurgen Klopp's style. The club should get rid of him for good.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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