article_snippet: Liverpool’s manager has become accustomed to picking teams that do not contain Daniel Sturridge — Daniel Sturridge went from August 31 to January 31 without Liverpool’s manager, remember
article_snippet: Immediately after the international break is over, no team in the Barclays Premier League has more at stake than Liverpool, who have a lunchtime trip to Arsenal next Saturday followed by an FA Cup quarter-final replay at Blackburn four days later.
article_snippet: Daniel Sturridge and Skrtel would have had big contributions to make to those fixtures and, without big contributions to make to those fixtures, there is absolutely no doubt Liverpool’s chances of success have been compromised.
article_snippet: Taking Daniel Sturridge away has an even greater impact.
article_snippet: Lose at the Emirates Stadium and Ewood Park and the campaign that Liverpool’s have fought hard to resurrect since Rodgers changed Daniel Sturridge system to 3-4-3 will effectively be over.
article_snippet: A Champions League place and the FA Cup are at stake.