Striker left facing sanctions from his club after admitting to diving in a match in October
Luis Suarez could face sanctions from Liverpool after re-opening the controversy over his alleged diving, as the team prepares to face Norwich City at Anfield today.u00a0The Uruguayan striker gave one of his finest performances of the campaign at Norwich in September when his hat-trick inspired a 5-2 victory for Brendan Rodgers’ team.
Luis Suarez. Pic/Getty Images
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But Suarez’s season has been dogged by accusations of cheating, and Liverpool manager Rodgers is ready to punish his star player after he confessed in an interview to diving during a match against Stoke in October.u00a0Suarez admitted to “falling” in an attempt to win a penalty during the goalless draw at
Anfield.
Rodgers, who has resolutely defended the player against his critics, described diving as “unacceptable” and revealed the club would look to take
action.u00a0The Anfield manager said: “I think it is wrong. It is unacceptable. I have spoken to Luis and it will be dealt with internally. It (diving) is not something we advocate. Our ethics are correct.”
Despite a magnificent season on the pitch, Suarez has courted controversy, and was back in the spotlight recently following his handball in the build-up to his winning goal against Mansfield Town in the FA Cup third round.u00a0Any destabilising effect on the team will be welcomed by Norwich.
A promising season has stumbled of late, and their goalless home draw against manager Chris Hughton’s former club Newcastle United was the first point they had earned in five Premier League games.u00a0They have slipped down the table to 12th place, seven points clear of third-bottom Aston Villa, and while there is no immediate cause for concern, Hughton will be looking at games against Queens Park Rangers and Fulham next month as key fixtures.
Grant Holt, the top scorer for the past three seasons, remains the manager’s primary concern after he came off during his return to the side against Newcastle with a hamstring complaint.u00a0With five of the seven teams above them in the table not in action today, Liverpool could steal a march in the race for European qualification if they prevail against the Canaries, and the omens are not good for Norwich.
Suarez has scored hat-tricks against them on two occasions, and Norwich last won at Anfield in 1994, when Jeremy Goss scored the only goal in the last game before the Kop was renovated.
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