Luis’s loss is carrot for Carroll

OVER the last few days and weeks, there have understandably been a lot of questions about the Luis Suarez verdict.

Why was certain evidence accepted and other arguments discarded? Was it still a case of one man’s word against another?

Ultimately, though, those all appear minor points when the major issue is this: Suarez referred to skin colour in a heated, acrimonious exchange. And they also overshadow what is arguably the most interesting question of all: will Liverpool actually miss Suarez all that much?