Juliette Ferrington
BBC Sport at Melwood

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been discussing the latest on Daniel Sturridge's injury.

The England striker has undergone hip surgery in the US.

"We anticipate he'll be back to train around September," he said.

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Yesterday, you were asked to put your cross in one of a handful of boxes. But here at Sportsday we don't believe in constricting your choice when it comes to elections so we're throwing our own vote wide open.

Seb Coe represented Falmouth and Camborne for one term from 1992, while former North East Fife member Menzies Campbell was an Olympic sprinter in his younger days.

But we want to know which sporting figure would you like to be your MP and why?

Let us know via #bbcsportsday, text 81111 (UK users only) or post on the BBC Sport Facebook page.

Wenger on midfielder Santi Cazorla: "He's a model to watch because he proves it's not a matter of how tall you are, it's how good you are."

The Arsenal boss gives hope to short people everywhere.

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Hull City manager Steve Bruce on injuries and the relegation scrap in the Premier League.

Injury updates on Mohamed Diame and Nikica Jelavic: "Diame is out. He's seen a specialist and will have an operation on Tuesday. Jelavic has trained and comes into the equation. He's a goal scorer and we need to score. I've got to make the right decision."

On Burnley: "They remind me of us last year. No one gave us a cat in hells chance of staying up. They have honesty and integrity. They're a credit to Sean Dyche and the team. They have a chance of staying up but their problem is scoring. We hope that continues tomorrow."

On relegation battle: "Who could have predicted how it's going to be? We've struggled to predict the election, so how can we predict football? If someone had said Leicester would win five from six, you would have found that impossible. It's going to go down to the wire. We're ready for that."

Wenger on Arsenal's season: "We feel we have made progress in our consistency, quality and stability. It's important that we finish close to Chelsea.

"Defensively we have been much stronger in the second half of the season but we still have room for improvement there.

"It's not easy to produce quality every year. We had to sell our best players for years but we have got over that hurdle."

You can always rely on Arsene Wenger for two things: indulging his predilection for playmakers rather than signing a defender, and being on time. And, true to form, he began his news conference on time...

Wenger on Arsenal's defeat at Swansea in November: "We were 1-0 up away and lost in the final part of the game. It was down to sloppy defending."

Wenger on injured striker Danny Welbeck: "He will play again this season. It's nothing major but he will be short for the weekend."

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Well, what are you waiting for?

We're waiting with baited breath for the start of Friday's Premier League news conference show-down.

First up is Steve Bruce at Hull City, who'll preview their relegation clash with Burnley.

True to form, Bruce is late for his 08:40 BST call.

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Rory McIlroy shot a three-under-par 69 to outscore playing partner and Masters champion Jordan Spieth by six strokes on day one of the Players Championship.

McIlroy's composed round at Sawgrass included an eagle at the 16th, while Tiger Woods shot a one-over-par 73.

Northern Irishman McIlroy is two shots off the lead shared by Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, Canada's David Hearn and American pair Kevin Na and Charley Hoffman.

What a week it's been for Leicester manager Nigel Pearson.

First he was chastised for his bizarre ostrich comments and now he's named Premier League manager of the month for April.

Pearson oversaw a run of four straight wins that lifted the Foxes out of the relegation zone.

Upon receiving his award, he even managed to crack a smile for the cameras. Sort of.

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Manchester United's preparations for next season have begun with the £25m signing of PSV Eindhoven forward Memphis Depay.

And Jaap Stam believes the 21-year-old is an ideal fit for his former club.

"He's a quality player," says the former Netherlands defender. "United always has an interest in players that have a lot of pace and who can also play the one-vs-ones and create something or score goals. Memphis is that type of player."

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Brazil legend Pele has had surgery for a prostate condition after he was admitted to hospital for the second time in six months.

The 74-year-old three-time World Cup winner was treated in hospital for a urinary infection in November 2014 after having kidney stones removed.

Preston hold the advantage going into their play-off second leg against Chesterfield.

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North End had narrowly missed out on automatic promotion on the last day of the season but Jermaine Beckford's early goal at the Proact Stadium on Thursday put them in control.

The second leg is at Deepdale on Sunday at 12:15 BST.

One man who'll be waking up with a smile is Swindon full-back Nathan Byrne.

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Byrne grabbed the winner in injury time as the Robins came from behind to beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final at Bramall Lane.

The pair meet again on Monday at the County Ground to battle for a place at Wembley.

While some people stayed up all night to watch the UK election unfold, Andy Murray was "bluffing" his way to victory at the Madrid Masters.

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The British number one won 6-2 6-0 against Spanish wildcard Marcel Granollers to reach the last eight, having started his second-round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber after midnight.

A "very tired" Murray said: "If they want to see top players playing the best tennis, don't play at three o'clock in the morning.

"I tried to pump myself as much as possible for this match and bluff him to show I was feeling OK."

We'll be bringing you updates from a plethora of Premier League news conferences throughout the day.

First up is Steve Bruce at Hull at 08:40 BST, with Arsenal, West Brom, West Ham, Liverpool, QPR, Sunderland and Manchester United also in the first session.

If that's not enough, we'll follow it up with news from Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Swansea and Stoke.

We better start limbering up.

If the you want more from Friday's newspapers, why not head to our gossip column for a round up of all the best headlines.

Today's edition features talk of Gareth Bale to Manchester United, Danny Rose to Atletico Madrid, and a £10m price tag for Petr Cech.

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The Daily Express react to John Carver's statement that he's the best coach in the Premier League, despite losing a record eight consecutive games in charge of Newcastle.

The paper also suggests Memphis Depay's £25m move to Manchester United is the start of a mass spending spree from manager Louis van Gaal.

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The Daily Mail also report on Daniel Sturridge's injury plight, and picture a tattooed Memphis Depay, following the Dutch forward's switch from PSV Eindhoven to Manchester United.

The paper also claim Manchester City are on "alert" with managerial target Luis Enrique set to walk away from Barcelona this summer.

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The Sun lead on Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge's injury struggles. The paper report he could be out of action until October after undergoing hip surgery.

We'll bring you updates from Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers at his weekly news conference from 09:30 BST.