LONDON: Daniel Sturridge could miss the rest of the Premier League season due to injury, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said Monday.
Sturridge, 25, has been plagued by a variety of fitness problems this season and the England striker hasn't been available for Liverpool selection since their FA Cup quarter-final replay win at Blackburn Rovers earlier this month.
"We'll see if he's going to be back this season or pre-season," Rodgers told a news conference on Monday, before adding it has been "one of those seasons" for Sturridge.
"It has been difficult for Daniel," Rodgers said. "He's a good lad who wants to play and be working and helping the team. It's just been one of those seasons for him where it has been very unfortunate.
"We are going to have monitor that day by day and see where he's at," the Northern Irishman added.
"When he's been fit he's been brilliant for the team. We need to get to get him back fit for and consistently playing. But we will see if that's going to be this season or the pre-season."
Liverpool, currently fifth in the Premier League table, are away to Hull City on Tuesday with a top-four finish and a place in next season's Champions League still in their sights.
Rodgers's men are currently seven points behind fourth-placed Manchester United, but they have a game in hand over their arch-rivals.
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