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RIO DE JANEIRO. — England striker Daniel Sturridge is prepared to do “anything” to beat Uruguay tomorrow, but would stop short of blocking a shot with his hand like Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez.Suarez achieved global notoriety at the last World Cup in South Africa when his goal-line handball denied Ghana a quarter-final victory and helped Uruguay through to the last four.

Four years on, the 27-year-old is battling to overcome a knee injury in time to face England in a pivotal World Cup Group D clash in Sao Paulo, in which defeat for either side could spell elimination.

Sturridge and Suarez enjoyed a remarkably fruitful partnership last season, amassing 52 goals as Liverpool narrowly missed out on a first English league title since 1990, but Sturridge says that following his team-mate’s example only goes so far.

“I’m going to do anything in my power to win this game,” he told reporters at England’s Urca training base in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. — AFP.