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Sturridge is the gift that needs to keep on giving for Liverpool this festive season

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When Gini Wijnaldum switched a fine lofted ball to Nathaniel Clyne out on the right for the defender to then roll to Daniel Sturridge, the striker was not thinking "one more pass".

Instead, he cut onto his left foot, dragging an exhausted Leighton Baines across the area, before creating space for a 20-yard shot that evaded four Everton defenders as well as a diving Joel Robles, en route to striking the post.

The effort was scuffed, but with just four minutes remaining in the Merseyside derby and the scores goalless, it was exactly what Liverpool needed as Sadio Mane reacted sharpest to convert the rebound.