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Liverpool vs Tottenham: The Hamann effect and who the Red’s Champions League final game changers could be

By Josh Coyne

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Dietmar Hamann of Liverpool celerbates with team mates following a goal by Sami Hyypia during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on March 20, 2004 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Gary M.Prior/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Dietmar Hamann of Liverpool celerbates with team mates following a goal by Sami Hyypia during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on March 20, 2004 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Gary M.Prior/Getty Images) /
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – MAY 04: Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool embraces Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi of Liverpool after the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Liverpool FC at St. James Park on May 04, 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

Daniel Sturridge

Now this is a strange one. Ultimately, the 29-year-old’s Liverpool career will be remembered with a cocktail of conflicting emotions.

It is widely expected that Saturday may be the last time he dons the bird on his chest and it makes a lot of sense to let him go. At his worst, Sturridge was a weekly absentee who just couldn’t curb the injuries and regain peak form.

At his best, he was the unstoppable striking partner of Luis Suarez, who could pull an opportunity out of the air, regardless of his previous involvement in the game.

If Liverpool are pressed against the ropes on Saturday and need a spark of imagination in front of goal, Sturridge’s idyllic swan song is an outside bet.

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