Dalglish welcomes embattled Suarez back
Suarez came on as a 66th-minute substitute and the Uruguayan almost marked his return with a late winner, but could only head at Brad Friedel.
However Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish provocatively fanned the flames ahead of Manchester United’s visit to Anfield on Saturday by insisting Suarez should never have been banned.
“It’s fantastic for us to get him back. He should never have been out in the first place,’’ Dalglish said.
Despite suffering yet another home draw, Dalglish claimed he was not frustrated by being held after controlling the match for the most part.
“We’re in a better position than last year,” he said. “We’ve got a cup final to look forward to and we’re in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
“Like any team we’d like to convert more chances, but there’s not many other teams that have constructed as many chances as us. We’re three-quarters of the way there.
“The most important thing for us was we were really pleased with the way the team played. We’ve played a lot of top sides here, Tottenham are a top side and we’ve done well.”
Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker admitted his side missed manager Harry Redknapp during last night’s game.
Redknapp failed to make the trip to the north-west after spending the day at London’s Southwark Crown Court, where he has been for the last few days contesting two charges of cheating the public revenue.
Without their manager, Spurs relied on a man-of-the-match performance from Parker as they held the Reds to a seventh draw in their past nine home league games.
“Harry gives that extra bit of energy. We’ve missed him the past couple of weeks,” Parker said. “We’ll be absolutely delighted when he comes back.
“It was a tough night. When you come to Anfield it’s difficult and tonight was no different.’’
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