Luis Suarez Handball for Uruguay: Hero or Villain? w/ writer Martin Wright

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Mansfield Town vs Liverpool Preview

Sunday afternoon’s game in the FA Cup sees Blue Square Bet Premier side Mansfield Town host Premier League Liverpool at Field Mill.

The hosts currently sit ninth in the division, and are looking to reach the fourth round for a second time in six seasons, having faced Middlesbrough in January 2008.

Striker Jake Speight has six for the season so far, and is 15.0 (14/1) with a variety of bookmakers to give the home side a shock lead.

Paul Cox’s men are available at 15.0 (14/1) with William Hill to win the match, with Liverpool odds on at a best price of 1.25 (1/4). Bet 365 offer 7.0 (6/1) for the tie to go to a replay.

Liverpool, who were defeated by Chelsea in last seasons final, have lifted the FA Cup no fewer than seven times, and are 13.0 (12/1) with Bet Victor to make it eight on May 11^th.

Jose Enrique will miss the game through injury, so Andre Wisdom is expected to keep his place in defence, while top scorer Luis Suarez may be rested following the arrival of new signing Daniel Sturridge.

The former Chelsea man already has eight FA Cup goals to his name at the age of just 23, and is widely available at 4.5 (7/2) to add to that tally with the first goal of the game.

Liverpool went behind the last time they faced a non-league side before eventually beating Havant and Waterloovile by five goals to two, so you may be tempted to back the non-league side to take the lead at 4.75 (15/4) with Bet 365.

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KEEP HIS PASSION

The Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that he has not spoken with the star striker Luis Suarez about the need to reduce his passion on the field so as to not receive many yellow cards. The striker has accumulated a lot of a look at this season partly because of his verbal duels with the referees and partly because of his diving attitude. This led to him being suspended for the match against West Ham recently. Even though Liverpool managed to win the match 3-2, the match could have been extremely different had it been for the presence of Suarez.

Suarez was also booked by the referee in the recent 3-1 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. This extremely disappointing match meant that Liverpool were not able to capitalise on their recent run of good form, which has seen them close the gap on the teams chasing the fourth spot in the Premier league. As a result of this defeat, Liverpool now slip into the 12th position in the table. The yellow card received by Suarez was his sixth of the season and he is in danger of being suspended for two matches as a result of picking 10 yellow cards.

“He is a passionate lad. I didn’t think he deserved to be booked. I would never take that passion out of his game. That’s what makes him the player he is,” said the Liverpool manager after the match. It was an extremely embarrassing result for the Liverpool manager, who set up prior to the match that he finally felt that Liverpool will be capable of challenging for top four spot. Prior to this match, Liverpool actually enjoyed a good run of form that has seen them rise close to the top half of the table, but this defeat leaves them in the square one.

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SUAREZ IS BEST EVER

The Liverpool captain and midfielder Steven Gerrard has said that he feels that the Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is definitely the best striker he has played with at the club. The 25-year-old completed his £ 25 million move from Dutch football almost 2 years ago and he has been a revelation at Anfield. He has been able to single-handedly helped Liverpool keep afloat in the top half of the table, while he was instrumental in the Carling cup success the club enjoyed last season. This was the first trophy lifted by the club after more than six years, which made it special according to the Liverpool captain.

Even though the likes of Fernando Torres scored more goals at a considerably much higher pace, Steven Gerrard reckons that it is Suarez who has been best of the lot. The striker has developed a reputation for going down to the ground easily, but Gerrard reckons that there are very little players in the world capable of matching the talent within the Uruguay striker. Steven Gerrard also praised the ability of the Spanish midfielder Alonso, with whom he played at Liverpool. He reckons that Alonso is the best midfielder in the world for his dynamic ability.

“Absolutely, there’s no doubt. He could play in any national team in the world because he has so many great qualities. He is flexible. He can play at the English pace or he can associate with the ball very well. He is a very intelligent player, so he could play anywhere – not just any national team but any club in the world. But he has been a one-club man and that’s something I really admire,” said Alonso in praise of Steven Gerrard. Alonso left for Real Madrid in a £ 30 million deal a few seasons ago.