Suarez not yet in Anfield hall of fame

As Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield today, Luis Suarez could well feel the hand of history on his shoulder, this being the rivalry which boasts more hat-tricks than any other in Premier League history.

It is also, as it happens, 20 years since Robbie Fowler recorded the Premier League’s quickest hat-trick in the same fixture, striking in the 26th, 29th and 31st minutes to ease the Reds to a home victory over George Graham’s Gunners on August 29, 1994.

Fowler paid a flying visit to Dublin this week to promote Setanta’s coverage of today’s game and the repeat meeting in the FA Cup at the Emirates on Sunday 16, as well as the Arsenal-Manchster United match on Wednesday 12.