A section of Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter to express their excitement over Daniel Sturridge’s burgeoning link-up with new signing Naby Keita after the team’s 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers.
Sturridge was expected to quit Anfield this summer after being loaned to West Brom for the second half of last season but he has out-performed fellow strikers Divock Origi and Dominic Solanke in the early pre-season matches.
The England international was the main eye-catcher in Liverpool’s latest friendly win, a comfortable 2-0 dismissal of Blackburn, providing the assist for forgotten man Lazar Markovic to open the scoring in the 63rd minute before smoothly adding a goal of his own 10 minutes later when he seized on a Keita pass.
Many Liverpool supporters took to social media to delight in the combination of Sturridge and Keita.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:
Keita wins the ball…
Keita threads a pass to Sturridge…
Sturridge finishes in style…
GOAL!!!
I could get used to this ????#LFC #preseason pic.twitter.com/Jv6P4zNHTG— Ziyaad (@ZIYAAD_LFC) July 20, 2018
Keita & sturridge have a telepathic link up..sturridge & salah showed some understanding during the early days of last season..don’t sell sturridge #lfc
— JM (@DukeofAnfield) July 20, 2018
I like the way Keita smell blood and rush in for the “kill”… the pass to Sturridge too is cool and collected #LFC #YNWA https://t.co/2Y4gMTVdxj
— BreadpittRed (@breadpitt76) July 19, 2018
Sturridge is really doing some good things in preseason. He and Keita are now impressing together. Maybe we need to rethink Sturridge leaving? #LFC https://t.co/6TK3IpBOxT
— I Love Liverpool (@love_liverpool) July 19, 2018
Keita and Sturridge looked they could be forming a good understanding.
I can picture Keita dropping off towels and Deep Heat into the treatment room for Sturridge without even being asked.#LFC— Ciarán Duffy (@ciaranTduffy) July 19, 2018
Sturridge and Keita are linking up really well, but then again Keita is linking very well with everyone ???? It’s gonna be phenomenal watching him with Firmino, Salah and Mane. Throw a potential Fekir in there in January and ???????????? Markovich looking sharp #LFC
— ScottyBoyLFC (@scottlambielfc) July 19, 2018
Sturridge and keita bromance incoming. You heard it here first. Looks like we have another lovren-salah on our hands ???? #LFC #Liverpool #Sturridge #keita
— Ky (@kyrann69) July 19, 2018
Keita feeding Sturridge. Hope we see more of it in the Premier League #LFC
— Umar Malik (@umer_akhlaq95) July 19, 2018
Sturridge and Keita looking really good #LFC #YNWA
— Yusuf (@yusufpatel786) July 19, 2018
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