Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has rubbished suggestions that he has used his rehabilitation period in the USA to party with rapper Drake.
The England international was sent to the States by his club last month in a bid to aid his recovery from thigh and calf complaints, which have kept him sidelined since late August.
A recent report by The Sun claimed that Sturridge had spent time with his friend Drake "until the early hours – despite jetting out there for sports injury rehab".
However, 25-year-old Sturridge has taken to Twitter to reject that speculation.
I go to drakes to visit him and catch up and I went for dinner with my friends and I'm supposedly I'm partying!! Really??
— Daniel Sturridge (@D_Sturridge) December 8, 2014
He went on to add: "Looking forward to another week of double sessions. If you don't hear it from me or anyone associated or see pictures - don't believe it. Love my fans."
Sturridge's fitness problems have limited him to just three appearances for the Reds this term, from which he has scored one goal.