Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has admitted that he fell out of love with football during his time at Chelsea.

The England international has been in scintillating form for the Reds this season, but struggled to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge.

"There was a time, only a couple of years ago, when I was scared I would be lost to the game. I had fallen out of love with ­football when I could not get in the team at Chelsea," The Mirror quotes him as saying.

"Playing football is the one place where I've always felt at home, been able to express myself, felt able to be outlandish. I would say I am ­misunderstood because I am actually very outgoing, I like to have fun."

Liverpool travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in the Premier League this Sunday.

Written by
Mark Langshaw