'I had no hesitation joining Liverpool from Chelsea – what they told me blew my brain'

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Despite capturing the Champions League with Chelsea prior to his Liverpool switch, Sturridge found first-team opportunities limited at Stamford Bridge.Yet it was Liverpool's meticulous statistical analysis that persuaded Sturridge his underlying metrics and untapped potential at the Blues could flourish into something special at the club."It was in how they relayed their plan to me of what they wanted to do and what they wanted to achieve," Sturridge told FourFourTwo in July 2024.READ MORE: I rejected Liverpool to join PSG and snubbed Arsenal - I wonder if I made right decisionREAD MORE: Daniel Sturridge left baffled by what Liverpool player asked during Galatasaray defeat"They talked a lot about the statistics; the Moneyball type of thing. I think I was one of the first players, if not the first, that they'd signed with that in mind, which was all based on stats."Things such as conversion rates – they were like, 'You don't get many opportunities, but when you play, you score, and also this and this, and we've seen this other thing, too'.

"I've always been someone who isn't content being at a big team simply to be there."I want to play. So, when Liverpool came, it was like, 'This is an unbelievable football club and if they want me, I'm going'."Sturridge netted 67 times in 160 matches for Liverpool, before moving on to play for West Brom, Turkish outfit Trabzonspor and Peth Glory in Australia's A-League.Liverpool are set to go head-to-head with Sturridge's old club Chelsea this Saturday, as the Reds aim to bounce back from consecutive losses against Enzo Maresca's team.Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.

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