Luis Suarez is having a great season for Liverpool but I don’t think he can be forgiven for what he’s done to the club.
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He now forms one of the best Premier League partnerships with England’s Daniel Sturridge.
They will be key to Liverpool’s success this season and will no doubt give Everton a few headaches in the big Merseyside derby.
But how can people forget what Suarez has done in recent seasons?
There was the eight-game suspension for racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra and the handshake incident afterwards.
Also, there was that biting incident with Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic which earned him a ten-match ban.
Add to that the fact he stated he wanted to leave Liverpool in the summer and was asked by manager Brendan Rodgers to train away from the first team.
Arsenal were very keen to sign Suarez and a £40 million offer was rejected before the player suddenly had change of heart and was back playing in the famous red shirt.
Suarez is getting the praise and the plaudits for his performances but somewhere in the back of your mind you have to ask: “OK, when is he going to blow up again?”
It is a shame that the question has to be asked but he’s been given so many chances you can’t help thinking that he’s going to be the villain of the peace again.
You just hope for Liverpool’s sake that, fingers crossed, he can keep all the misdemeanours out of his game and just concentrate on his football.
And there will be no better place for the Uruguay international to behave than Goodison Park – home of near neighbours Everton.
Suarez and Sturridge have been impressive together and I think Liverpool will qualify for Champions League football next term.
Sturridge has shone since the start of the season and to be honest I did have my doubts about him.
That was because he hadn’t really established himself at Chelsea and Manchester City and I wondered if he would ever hold down a regular first team place at a big football club.
But he’s managed to do that at Liverpool and the partnership has turned into something very important for their football club.
This Merseyside derby is going to be one tasty game.
The fact that they have both started the season so well just adds some additional spice to what should be a spicy occasion.
I’m sure Liverpool, who didn’t turn up at the Emirates when they lost to Arsenal, will want to bounce back with a good result against their rivals.
And Everton, defeated just once in 11 matches, will be very keen to get one over the Reds at home like they did against Chelsea in September.
Having said all that I think it will be a very tight game and I am going for a 1-1 draw.
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