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Daniel Sturridge
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has revealed that Chelsea striker Fernando Torres played an influential role in persuading him to make the move from Stamford Bridge to Anfield last year, telling him that Liverpool was “the best” club that he had played for.
The forward has 18 league goals this season, prompting Chelsea fans to think of what might have been as they look at their current misfiring forward line, and told The Daily Mail that Torres helped persuade him to move.
“[Torres] always spoke very highly about Liverpool,” opened Sturridge.
“When we were at Chelsea together he would say, ‘Liverpool are amazing’. It wasn’t just him, it was Yossi Benayoun as well. They both said, ‘That club is the best I have played for’.
“They said the fans will make you feel amazing and, at the time, I thought I need a bit of that in my life because I was low right then.”
The England international continued by admitting that it was an easy decision to move to Liverpool, citing the need to play and be appreciated as part of the reason behind the switch.
“I need to feel good about myself, so it was an easy decision to come here. My dad, my uncle and I all shared the same opinion: this was the best place to go.
“When Liverpool came in, it was one of those situations that I just wanted to get up the M6 as quickly as possible, sign on the dotted line and get to work.
“I was desperate to get here and show what I could do. I was hungry and I am still hungry. There is so much for us to achieve.”
“Maybe because I played for City and Chelsea, people think, ‘Oh he has played for big clubs’, but I have always chased to play,”
“I want to be successful, I’m a winner and I’ve always wanted to win – but it’s not about sitting on the bench, it’s not about watching from the sidelines and earning money and being content. It’s about playing, living your dream, winning medals and leaving the pitch with a smile on your face.
“People think I got loads of money at City and left for Chelsea to chase more money. They said ‘he’s a money grabber’ yet they were the richest club in the world, so how was I chasing the money when I was leaving them?”
Sturridge has scored more goals than Chelsea’s strikers combined this season.
