10 Liverpool Players Who Started With A Bang

7. Luis Suarez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kn_sp4J0K4 Allegations of racism, multiple bans for biting opponents, Player of the Year and Golden Boot Awards, a devastated head buried in his jersey at Selhurst Park - the wonderful world of Luis Suarez€™s Premier League career all began with a scuffed shot against Stoke City three years ago. No player has quite lit up the English top-flight in such a short space of time as the Uruguayan maestro - whether it was his controversial antics or his jaw-dropping ability, Suarez would always be on the tip of the tongue across workplaces on Monday mornings. The Barcelona superstar ages like a fine wine, as he seemingly gets betters with every year having been something of a late bloomer, only having arrived in the Premier League at the age of 24. With Fernando Torres€™ impending sale to Chelsea looming, the Ajax forward€™s signature was seen as scant consolation and did nothing to quell the gloom inside the walls of Anfield during the winter transfer window of 2011. That is, until he made his debut. Having opted to start with Dirk Kuyt up front, Kenny Dalglish introduced his new £22 million acquisition after the hour-mark, with Liverpool 1-0 up against Stoke City. It took the Uruguayan just 16 minutes to make his mark, racing on to a through ball before rounding Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begovic before knocking it into the open net via an attempted clearance from Andy Wilkinson. It would be the first of 82 strikes he would bag for his new club over the next three and a half years - one goal more than a certain £50 million-rated Spanish €˜superstar€™ managed in his four seasons at Anfield. Fernando who?
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Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future. Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.