Daniel Sturridge admits that Liverpool persuaded him to sign for them in January 2012 thanks to their 'Moneyball' transfer strategy - an idea that has now become commonplace within football, but was in its infancy over a decade ago.
Despite having won the Champions League a few months earlier with Chelsea, Sturridge struggled to get into Roberto Di Matteo's plans at Stamford Bridge - though Liverpool were confident the Englishman's underlying numbers would ultimately come to fruition.
