ACCORDING to The Independent, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard revealed his fear that striker Luis Suarez would be leaving Anfield in the summer.
Suarez’s career at Liverpool has been inundated with controversy, the most recent scenario a 10 match ban he was given last season for biting Chelsea defender, Branislav Ivanovic, on the arm.
Suarez marked his first Premiership game this season with a brace against Sunderland, linking up fantastically with Daniel Sturridge, in the Reds’ 3-1 win on Sunday.
The Uruguayan national was constantly linked with a move away during the summer, with Spanish giants Real Madrid being touted as the favourites in the initial stages of the window.
Suarez was also the subject of two failed bids from Arsenal, the second a cheeky £40,000,001 bid in order to trigger an alleged release clause of £40,000,000.
Suarez made his desire to leave the club loud and clear during the summer, however, things seem to have settled down and Suarez has returned from his ban and is hungry to bang the goals in yet again.
Gerrard is ecstatic with Suarez’s new-found commitment to the club, saying:
“I was waking up every morning, hoping that nothing would happen and that he would still be here.
“Nobody tried harder than me to make him stay and he knows exactly what I think of him. I knew if we could keep him here, the better our chances would be.
“He is a special type of footballer and he gives us something different. When the club got the message to him that they were not going to sell him, he got his head down and has worked hard. He has never given us a moment’s problem.
“I think it is a credit to Luis for the way he has come back. A lot of players who have been in his position might have come back and spat the dummy out, not trying for the team. But he is not that type of guy.”
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Gerrard: “I was almost down on my knees when Luis stopped me. He tells me he is staying put at Anfield now that Carragher had retired. Luis says that if there is one thing he cannot stomach, it is to see a so-called footballer, who is also an idolized legend, hoof the frigging ball to no man’s land so consistently. Asked to explain, I was unable to offer a good excuse why Carragher had such a bad first touch and an equally shameful second. Luis also wants to know why Carragher cannot pass, shoot, dribble, head or cross the ball with any level of decency. I had no answer to this query.”