Daniel Sturridge explains magnificent strike against Chelsea

Daniel Sturridge believes the strike midweek against Chelsea that hit the crossbar was his inspiration for the late equaliser in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge yesterday.

Sturridge midweek curled one onto the crossbar in the Carabao Cup against the Blues, and when he found himself in a similar position at the Bridge a few days later, he had that effort in the back of his mind.

“Exactly that,” Sturridge told Liverpoolfc.com when asked if the effort midweek inspired him to try it again.

“It was just trying to get into that position, to get on the ball and players like Shaq always play it forward as much as possible, so I just tried to create myself as much time as possible. I saw Kante coming and took one touch and didn’t think about it too much and just took the shot on.”

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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 29: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool celebrates with teammates after scoring the equalising goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on September 29, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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Sturridge went on to say that he enjoyed his goal, and that Liverpool deserved a point from the game.

“It felt great,” Sturridge said.

“My cousin gave me some stick the other day for celebrating against Chelsea because he’s a Chelsea fan; I think in the moment like the other night I got excited and celebrated.

“Obviously I’ve played for this club and achieved stuff with them and got a lot of respect for the players, staff and everything, so I didn’t want to celebrate today.

“But it’s a great feeling to help get a result for the team. We deserved a draw, the bare minimum, because we played well, had a lot of chances in the first half and a couple in the second as well, so I think we got what we deserved in the end.”

Liverpool are equal top of the league with 19 points, only with Manchester City ahead of them on goal difference.

“Every point counts in the Premier League,” said Sturridge.

“It’s important for every club to try to pick up points and these games are important, but even if you drop points in these games it’s about having the consistency throughout the whole season because this is just one game in 38 anyway.

“We are not looking at this as the deciding factor of the season. It’s just one game and we have plenty more to go. It’s a long season, so we just have to stay focused.”

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