I trust Sturridge 100 per cent - Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he has full
faith in Daniel Sturridge despite the England
international missing Saturday's game.

Jurgen Klopp has defended Daniel Sturridge after the injury-
prone forward missed the German's first match in charge – a
0-0 draw with Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

Sturridge missed a large chunk of last campaign with hip and
thigh problems, only returning earlier this season.

However, Klopp insists he has no concerns over his forward's
fitness record, revealing he felt forced to overlook the England
international after seeing Joe Gomez and Danny Ings sidelined
with serious injuries.

"I trust this player 100 per cent. If Daniel is fit, then he can play
no problem," Klopp said.

"If he is not then I don’t think about it because if the medics and
physiotherapists tell it is not possible, then it is not possible.

"I have known Daniel for one week and for six days he was
perfect in training. Everything we did he was full of power,
skills.

"He was outstanding. There were so many good things and then
he had this contact with [Jordon] Ibe.

"In another situation I would have talked to him and said ‘please
try’. But we can't in a week of two ACL injuries.

"It was OK for Daniel to miss the Tottenham match. We need
Daniel for sure and if we played this game on Thursday then
maybe he would play."

Club great Jamie Carragher has been excited by Klopp's
introduction and believes Liverpool's performance against Spurs
demonstrated his tactical foundations.

"I liked what I saw. Very rarely do you see a manager stamp his
authority on a team from day one, but that's what he did," the
37-year-old told Sky Sports.

"Over the week since he's had the job, we've been reading about
what he is like as a manager - pressing, how much distance
they are going to cover.

"Transition pressing was a massive thing for Klopp at Borussia
Dortmund and it looks like it's going to be a really big thing for
this Liverpool team.

"These are things you don't see from every team and that is
what impressed me in the past from Klopp and we're seeing it
from day one."