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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has flown to the USA for treatment on his injured hip, manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed.
Reports in the morning newspapers claimed Sturridge is in Boston to see a specialist who will decide if the 25-year-old requires surgery to rectify the problem.
The England international has been limited to just 18 appearances this season as a result of the injury and has scored only five goals this campaign as a result.
With Liverpool also struggling for goals since Luis Suarez left to join Barcelona last summer, Rodgers is keen to get Sturridge back and firing again for next season.
The 25-year-old will therefore miss the final four games of the current campaign to ensure that is the case.
"We've found some underlying issues related to Dan's problems. Staff here liaising with great medics in America," Rodgers told a press conference ahead of Saturday's game with QPR.
"Daniel wants to be available, it's unfortunate for him on the back of how fantastic he was last season."
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has flown to the USA for treatment on his injured hip, manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed.
Reports in the morning newspapers claimed Sturridge is in Boston to see a specialist who will decide if the 25-year-old requires surgery to rectify the problem.
The England international has been limited to just 18 appearances this season as a result of the injury and has scored only five goals this campaign as a result.
With Liverpool also struggling for goals since Luis Suarez left to join Barcelona last summer, Rodgers is keen to get Sturridge back and firing again for next season.
The 25-year-old will therefore miss the final four games of the current campaign to ensure that is the case.
"We've found some underlying issues related to Dan's problems. Staff here liaising with great medics in America," Rodgers told a press conference ahead of Saturday's game with QPR.
"Daniel wants to be available, it's unfortunate for him on the back of how fantastic he was last season."
Paul Merson backs Leicester to edge their vital clash with Newcastle, while Manchester United and Liverpool are tipped to bounce back with wins.
I'm quite surprised Leicester didn't rest some of their players for the visit of Chelsea, but I think they'll beat Newcastle.
The momentum was slightly halted against the champions elect, and a couple more injuries won't help, but they played well enough to take something positive and carry on from there.
I just can't see where Newcastle are going to win another game. Everybody says they have enough points, but if Leicester can win four in a row from nowhere, anything can happen. If Leicester win, Newcastle will be sucked in. It could all change still.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1
Villa would have been looking at this game five weeks ago they will have said, "we'll win this" because of the way Everton were playing, but they've turned a corner.
They've won five of their last six in the Premier League, although their away form is still unconvincing.
This is a hard game for Villa and an even harder one to predict. I think it will be an open game, but I can't see Everton losing after their win over Manchester United.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1
Liverpool are struggling of late - the mid-season surge counts for very little now - but I think they'll win this. QPR needed to win against West Ham last week, and that will have hurt, especially having missed a penalty.
The season is over for Liverpool, and QPR will have to come out and win the game - there is no use in them drawing - so it will be an entertaining football match. But the hosts will have too much for them if Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling find some space in behind.
PAUL PREDICTS 2-1
I watched Sunderland last week, and they're having a right go. They did well at Stoke, but the games are running out.
Sunderland have to win before they play Arsenal and Chelsea in the last two games of the season, and the pressure is really on them here. This is potentially the biggest game of the lot.
But they open the game up, and not to their advantage... this will play into Southampton's hands.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-3
There's not a lot between these two sides. I watched Stoke last week and their boring tag has completely transformed over a couple years, they play really good football and have done really well.
Mark Hughes could lead them to their record points haul in the Premier League with just four more points, set by himself last season. That tells you all you need to know about the direction they are going under the Welshman.
Swansea have been majorly inconsistent, but I expect them to be around this area next season too. The outlook is bright for both sides.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1
Burnley just don't seem to score goals - that's seven out of eight games they've failed to score, and you just can't do that. Danny Ings has scored over a third of their league goals, and that says it all.
West Ham have to win a game sooner or later, and it should be this weekend. If Matty Taylor had scored that penalty against Leicester last week, and QPR had scored their penalty, they're both above Leicester. That's how tight it is at the moment.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0
Manchester United have got to bounce back here. I didn't see too much between them and Everton last week but it ended 3-0, that will have hurt Louis van Gaal after being on a roll in recent weeks.
West Brom aren't quite the side Tony Pulis wants them to be at the moment. They started off well but have become inconsistent. If you look at it, the football is a bit too open for Pulis' liking, and he won't like that.
We should see a proper Pulis side this season, but the transformation won't start at Old Trafford.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0
I think this will be Chelsea's title party, but it won't be easy. Palace are decent away from home - they've won seven of their eight travels under Alan Pardew - and their style of play suits it.
But I can't go against Chelsea. They are worthy winners and have been outstanding this season, using a fantastic core of a side and creating a winning mentality. That's Jose Mourinho, and all this 'boring' talk is just pathetic.
It's hard to retain the title the following year; Arsenal need a couple players, as we say every year, Man City are going to buy because of the bad season they've had, Manchester United are going to buy too. It won't be easy.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-1
Both sides will go out and have a go for this one, making for an entertaining game.
I think the season has cost Manuel Pellegrini his job. If you're Manchester City, not winning the league, not winning any silverware with a team like that, you're in trouble.
Mauricio Pochettino, on the other hand, has done OK at Spurs so far. He fell across the team slightly, but has brought Kane in regularly, and introduced Ryan Mason into midfield.
But they need a few players, a few more of his own players to make them into the team he wants.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-2
This has all the makings for an entertaining game - both are on a roll. Hull had to work very, very hard for the two wins on the trot against Crystal Palace and Liverpool, and they did brilliantly to get the results, but it could have taken its toll. It will have caught up with them. Arsenal will be fresh and will have too much for them.
Can Arsenal have a better go next season? They do this every year, but hopefully they will. The last 10 games they've been really good, but there hasn't been any major pressure on them. The pressure starts again in August.
PAUL PREDICTS: 0-3
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Paul Merson backs Leicester to edge their vital clash with Newcastle, while Manchester United and Liverpool are tipped to bounce back with wins.
I'm quite surprised Leicester didn't rest some of their players for the visit of Chelsea, but I think they'll beat Newcastle.
The momentum was slightly halted against the champions elect, and a couple more injuries won't help, but they played well enough to take something positive and carry on from there.
I just can't see where Newcastle are going to win another game. Everybody says they have enough points, but if Leicester can win four in a row from nowhere, anything can happen. If Leicester win, Newcastle will be sucked in. It could all change still.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1
Villa would have been looking at this game five weeks ago they will have said, "we'll win this" because of the way Everton were playing, but they've turned a corner.
They've won five of their last six in the Premier League, although their away form is still unconvincing.
This is a hard game for Villa and an even harder one to predict. I think it will be an open game, but I can't see Everton losing after their win over Manchester United.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1
Liverpool are struggling of late - the mid-season surge counts for very little now - but I think they'll win this. QPR needed to win against West Ham last week, and that will have hurt, especially having missed a penalty.
The season is over for Liverpool, and QPR will have to come out and win the game - there is no use in them drawing - so it will be an entertaining football match. But the hosts will have too much for them if Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling find some space in behind.
PAUL PREDICTS 2-1
I watched Sunderland last week, and they're having a right go. They did well at Stoke, but the games are running out.
Sunderland have to win before they play Arsenal and Chelsea in the last two games of the season, and the pressure is really on them here. This is potentially the biggest game of the lot.
But they open the game up, and not to their advantage... this will play into Southampton's hands.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-3
There's not a lot between these two sides. I watched Stoke last week and their boring tag has completely transformed over a couple years, they play really good football and have done really well.
Mark Hughes could lead them to their record points haul in the Premier League with just four more points, set by himself last season. That tells you all you need to know about the direction they are going under the Welshman.
Swansea have been majorly inconsistent, but I expect them to be around this area next season too. The outlook is bright for both sides.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1
Burnley just don't seem to score goals - that's seven out of eight games they've failed to score, and you just can't do that. Danny Ings has scored over a third of their league goals, and that says it all.
West Ham have to win a game sooner or later, and it should be this weekend. If Matty Taylor had scored that penalty against Leicester last week, and QPR had scored their penalty, they're both above Leicester. That's how tight it is at the moment.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0
Manchester United have got to bounce back here. I didn't see too much between them and Everton last week but it ended 3-0, that will have hurt Louis van Gaal after being on a roll in recent weeks.
West Brom aren't quite the side Tony Pulis wants them to be at the moment. They started off well but have become inconsistent. If you look at it, the football is a bit too open for Pulis' liking, and he won't like that.
We should see a proper Pulis side this season, but the transformation won't start at Old Trafford.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0
I think this will be Chelsea's title party, but it won't be easy. Palace are decent away from home - they've won seven of their eight travels under Alan Pardew - and their style of play suits it.
But I can't go against Chelsea. They are worthy winners and have been outstanding this season, using a fantastic core of a side and creating a winning mentality. That's Jose Mourinho, and all this 'boring' talk is just pathetic.
It's hard to retain the title the following year; Arsenal need a couple players, as we say every year, Man City are going to buy because of the bad season they've had, Manchester United are going to buy too. It won't be easy.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-1
Both sides will go out and have a go for this one, making for an entertaining game.
I think the season has cost Manuel Pellegrini his job. If you're Manchester City, not winning the league, not winning any silverware with a team like that, you're in trouble.
Mauricio Pochettino, on the other hand, has done OK at Spurs so far. He fell across the team slightly, but has brought Kane in regularly, and introduced Ryan Mason into midfield.
But they need a few players, a few more of his own players to make them into the team he wants.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-2
This has all the makings for an entertaining game - both are on a roll. Hull had to work very, very hard for the two wins on the trot against Crystal Palace and Liverpool, and they did brilliantly to get the results, but it could have taken its toll. It will have caught up with them. Arsenal will be fresh and will have too much for them.
Can Arsenal have a better go next season? They do this every year, but hopefully they will. The last 10 games they've been really good, but there hasn't been any major pressure on them. The pressure starts again in August.
PAUL PREDICTS: 0-3
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QPR manager Chris Ramsey says criticism of Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is unfair and insists he would gladly trade the pressure of fighting relegation for the disappointment of missing out on the Champions League.
Rangers are four points adrift of safety with four matches remaining, with Ramsey's side heading to Anfield for their next Premier League match on Saturday.
The Reds appear to be out of the running for a top four place and also suffered an FA Cup semi-final defeat to Aston Villa.
But Ramsey says: "I would really love to have that pressure that he's (Rodgers) got.
"I don't know how you guys work if I'm being honest. He's at a big club, he's done very, very well.
"He said it himself the other day – three months ago he was a tactical genius. You don't become a bad manager overnight.
"We understand there is pressure on them because they are a huge club with big expectations.
"But the pressure is on us really because we don't want to go out of the division.
"The implications of going out of the division are huge so I think we actually have much, much more to lose than him.
"I think he's done a good job. He's a young man and for what he's achieved and how he's influenced the game in England, his bravery has been remarkable and the flak that he's getting is unwarranted.
"When you are at a big club the expectation is so great that you only have to slip up once or twice and people are writing you off but knowing him and his self-belief I'm sure that Liverpool will always be near the top.
"If you watch his teams play they've always played attractive football and he's been very humble with that as a person.
"He's been fantastic for the Premier League and it would be good to see more young managers of his ilk.
"I wish I had done half the things he has had done in his career."
QPR manager Chris Ramsey says criticism of Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is unfair and insists he would gladly trade the pressure of fighting relegation for the disappointment of missing out on the Champions League.
Rangers are four points adrift of safety with four matches remaining, with Ramsey's side heading to Anfield for their next Premier League match on Saturday.
The Reds appear to be out of the running for a top four place and also suffered an FA Cup semi-final defeat to Aston Villa.
But Ramsey says: "I would really love to have that pressure that he's (Rodgers) got.
"I don't know how you guys work if I'm being honest. He's at a big club, he's done very, very well.
"He said it himself the other day – three months ago he was a tactical genius. You don't become a bad manager overnight.
"We understand there is pressure on them because they are a huge club with big expectations.
"But the pressure is on us really because we don't want to go out of the division.
"The implications of going out of the division are huge so I think we actually have much, much more to lose than him.
"I think he's done a good job. He's a young man and for what he's achieved and how he's influenced the game in England, his bravery has been remarkable and the flak that he's getting is unwarranted.
"When you are at a big club the expectation is so great that you only have to slip up once or twice and people are writing you off but knowing him and his self-belief I'm sure that Liverpool will always be near the top.
"If you watch his teams play they've always played attractive football and he's been very humble with that as a person.
"He's been fantastic for the Premier League and it would be good to see more young managers of his ilk.
"I wish I had done half the things he has had done in his career."
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