Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said there was never any doubt that Daniel Sturridge would stay at Anfield this summer.
The striker has fallen down the pecking order since Klopp's arrival at Anfield, with Roberto Firmino chosen to lead the line for the Reds in vital matches. Nevertheless, the Liverpool manager has noted how important the England international is to the team and that he never came close to moving on in the window.
"Yes, we did talk and it was good," he said, per David Anderson of the Daily Mirror. "It was not a talk of him saying, 'When can I go?