Coyle ready to make Sturridge's move permanent

When probed by Sky Sports about the possibility of a permanent deal, he said: 'That's a discussion for May.

'Chelsea certainly have some of the world's finest strikers and Daniel, I believe, can really push himself into that category if he continues to develop.'

Sturridge himself seems to be enjoying his time up north, taking advantage of the fact he is now getting plenty of minutes.

He revealed: 'I'm just delighted to be playing regular football.

'The manager's instilled a lot of confidence in me, he's told me to go out and play my normal game, to shoot, to dribble and just show everybody what I'm about.'