Latest footballing starlet off the Sturridge family conveyor belt. Announced his arrival with a spectacular FA Cup goal
A highly promising prospect, not least because football runs deep in the Sturridge blood. The nephew of goal-getters Dean and Simon, Danny has already shown he’s a name to be reckoned with in his own right.
He came off the bench to score in City’s FA Cup exit at Sheffield United in January 2008 and then again on his first Premier League start, against Derby County just three days later.
Though he will face stiff competition up front for a regular spot, time spent sidelined in 2007 with a hip injury picked up with England’s U20 side has taught him the value of patience.