Daniel Sturridge

The former Liverpool star was all business on Monday as he was presented to the media for the first time - in person, at least - as a Perth Glory player and the A-League’s newest marquee attraction.

Sturridge might have been bored out of his mind but made plenty of headlines during his stint in hotel quarantine. First, he publicly lamented the need for having to do it at all as a fully-vaxxed traveller. Then came his tongue-in-cheek search for an experienced barber in Perth. “Only put your CV forward if you’re top level. Shaky hands I rebuke you,” he wrote on Twitter last week.

The England striker went down under pressure from Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta but was unable to continue and was replaced by Jay Rodriguez.

It is the latest in a long line of injury problems for Sturridge, who was making his second start for West Brom since joining on loan from Liverpool for the rest of the season.

The 28-year-old struggled for opportunities under Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, starting 20 of a possible 94 Premier League games under the German.