Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers gave up his free Sunday to join striker Daniel Sturridge in a training session to test his fitness ahead of this week's key Champions League clash in Basle. Sturridge, who has missed Liverpool's last five matches after picking up a thigh injury on international duty with England, was put through his paces at the club's Melwood training ground - with Rodgers also taking part in the same routine under the watchful eye of two of the club's coaching staff. The Anfield boss, who has successfully lost weight during his two years at the club, joined his 25-year-old international in a series of sprints, slaloms, jogs and agility drills using rope ladders.
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Daniel Sturridge was injured training for England on September 5
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Brendan Rodgers joined Sturridge in an extra training session on Sunday
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Rodgers is testing his striker's fitness ahead of this week's match
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Liverpool play Basle on Wednesday night in the Champions League
Rodgers was furious that Sturridge received his injury in an @placeholder training session after Liverpool's medical staff had passed on detailed information about his condition.