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Liverpool: There's no bigger club in Premier League - Sturridge

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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge scored on his debut against Mansfield in the FA Cup

Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge says there is no bigger club than Liverpool in the Premier League, ahead of Sunday's game against Manchester United.

The 23-year-old striker signed for the Reds on 2 January from Chelsea and has also played for current champions Manchester City.

"It is the biggest club I have ever played for," Sturridge told Liverpool's official website. external-link

"In the Premier League, there is no bigger club than Liverpool."

Liverpool and United are the two most decorated clubs in the top flight.

In terms of league titles, United have 19 compared to Liverpool's 18, while the Merseysiders have five European Cup wins to the Old Trafford side's three.

Sturridge scored on his Liverpool debut as his new side beat Mansfield in the FA Cup and is grateful to Reds boss Brendan Rodgers for signing him.

"I thank the boss for giving me an opportunity to play for a club like this and I thank God for making it possible," added Sturridge.

"For the manager to pay money for me and to have faith in me and show everybody around the world that he is prepared to take a chance on me, I don't think I'll ever be able to repay him for that.

"As a young player, when you play for big clubs you can sometimes get caught up in it and you never get another opportunity to play for another big club.

"So I'm grateful the manager has given me this chance and that he believes in me. I'm just glad to be here."

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  • Comment posted by U14366912, at 14:39 8 Jan 2013

    Did Rupert Murdoch buy the BBC to replace the NOTW ?

    The standard of reporting and story topics are becoming remarkably similar.

  • Comment posted by BeerTalk, at 14:58 8 Jan 2013

    BBC trying to stir things up ahead of Sundays game?
    Why have they opened this up for comments, knowing the hatred between the 2 teams?
    Is someone trying to get the moderaters some post xmas overtime?
    Somethings going on.
    Anyway, yes, Liverpool are of course a big club, with a great history not the biggest though, not by a long way.

  • Comment posted by U14423177, at 14:58 8 Jan 2013

    "Newly appointed member of staff in multi-million pound turnover business. Incoming employee asked by business whether early experiences with new employer have been enjoyable and that optimism for mutual future success remains as consistent as pre-commencement. Employee astutely answers in the affirmative".

    A scenario seen in workplaces everywhere on a daily basis...NOT HEADLINE NEWS!!!

  • Comment posted by U11972667, at 14:33 8 Jan 2013

    Lol

  • Comment posted by MelvinBragg, at 16:42 8 Jan 2013

    499: Sory, to break it to you but as someone not living in England, when I look at English football then Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal are all clubs I'd automatically describe as bigger than Chelsea.

    I could even make an argument for Spurs and Everton. One title and two cups prior to 1996 suggests that Chelsea were not exactly a sleeping giant before Abramovich arrived.

  • Comment posted by hosteen, at 16:24 8 Jan 2013

    Slightly off topic but relevant to some posts here. I automatically ignore any statistic that says "since the premier league began". Most prem goals, most prem titles etc. it was a name change and a misogynist anchor that's all. It's like a woman getting married to a Jones, changing her name and announcing this is the first egg I've eaten in the jones era...them other eggs still count.

  • Comment posted by Thomas Newberry, at 15:34 8 Jan 2013

    I think people need to realise the difference between being a big club and being a good team. Liverpool are not a good team but we are a very big club. The size of a club is based on history, prestige, world wide support and shirt sales and not very many teams in premiership can match Liverpool with that. in 80s when United were worse than Liverpool are now I still considered them a big club.

  • Comment posted by U15509910, at 16:09 8 Jan 2013

    Why can we not comment on all articles that the BBC publish? Very selective journalism, targeted at aggravating the target demographic....

  • Comment posted by I Am Jack Wilshere, at 15:52 8 Jan 2013

    liverpool, the biggest club
    In terms of stadium capacity: 6th
    In terms of league position: 8th
    Premiership titles: 0
    In terms of turnover: 4th
    2011 league position 8th
    2010 league position 6th
    2009 league position 7th
    Last time even in champions league 2009-10 season

    Yep the biggest by a mile

  • Comment posted by The_Playmaker, at 21:05 8 Jan 2013

    #1044 Excellent post.....

    League titles: LFC 18 - MUFC 19
    European Cups: LFC 5 - MUFC 3
    UEFA Cups: LFC 3 - MUFC 0
    UEFA Cup Winners Cup: LFC 0 - MUFC 1
    UEFA Super Cups: LFC 3 - MUFC 1
    FA Cups: LFC 7 - MUFC 11
    League Cups: LFC 8 - MUFC 5

    Total titles: LFC 44 - MUFC 40

  • Comment posted by nj2810, at 18:44 8 Jan 2013

    I'm a Man Utd fan but believe the following comment is true:

    If Liverpool won the premiership next year you would immediately see from the reaction that they are still one of the bigger clubs in the world.

    If MCFC won the premiership for the next 10 years they still wouldn't be considered as such.

    However LFC can't rely on their history for much longer.

  • Comment posted by DinShaba94, at 17:17 8 Jan 2013

    People should know the difference between Biggest Club in England and Best Club in England! Two completely different statements, reading the comments i think people are just making excuses to attack Liverpool. History is what makes a club, its idiotic to not take history into account when judging a football team. Me saying Ajax is one of the biggest clubs in Europe doesnt mean they're the best!!

  • Comment posted by U15228438, at 17:16 8 Jan 2013

    It's not about fan base, history, or league position. A club's size is generally judged on how many comments a story taken from the club's own web page gets when put on the BBC and commented on by a load of bored office workers who'd rather be checking out Sharon in accounts. Get back to work!

  • Comment posted by Slenderman, at 15:06 8 Jan 2013

    Sturridge is a troll.

    True story.

  • Comment posted by U15552490, at 15:39 8 Jan 2013

    "Liverpool: There's no bigger club in Premier League - Sturridge". that was a classic comment to get lots of bites from bitter blues and fa united and reading comments it worked well in daniel . least it takes the media and the living dead from talking about suarez for a day 5times

  • Comment posted by bilbo, at 14:52 8 Jan 2013

    As a dyed in the wool Liverpool fan i have to hold my hands up....grit my teeth hard and say that Man United are the biggest club in England ATM.

    But given the number of stories the BBC open up to HYS and the number of comments they attract it would seem that Liverpool are still pretty big :-)

  • Comment posted by Stephen Huish, at 21:03 8 Jan 2013

    Ref 1030. Sorry there I was thinking United have never bort the title. Ferdinand 30m, Rooney 30m, Carrick 18m, Van n 24m, Hargreave 20m, Veron 27m, Mach 12m, Ronaldo 12m, Berba 32m, Jones 16m, goal keeper 20m, RVP 25 m .......am getting bored now.........am still laughing.

  • Comment posted by torn, at 17:20 8 Jan 2013

    That's right KalKathes, Everton have a huuuuge trophy room, pity it's empty but.... Man Utd are the biggest club in England. JUST, second are Liverpool. People get mixed up between bigger and better. Muhammad Ali
    is a bigger name in boxing than Carl Froch but who would win now if they had a scrap. Liverpool are way bigger than Chelsea, Man city, but they are BETTER than Liverpool, NOT BIGGER

  • Comment posted by David Mason-Hawes, at 16:47 8 Jan 2013

    Seriously, this is just PR nonsense.

    Who wouldn't big up their current employer. Just the same as any every-day job. He's not exacly going to turn around and say "yeah, you know... Chelsea were much bigger than Liverpool." was he!?

    Boring, boring, boring non-story.

    (From a Liverpool fan)

  • Comment posted by justice96ynwa, at 00:06 9 Jan 2013

    1242.for11

    Good point but just watch you have used the word "Your" instead of You're, the trolls will ignore the main point you made and use that against you like they always do when they lose a debate

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