Suarez leads Reds rout of beleaguered Belarusians

Luis Suarez was the inspiration as Liverpool cruised into the final qualifying round of the Europa League — and it seems Joe Allen is about to provide further cheer for the Anfield faithful.

After telling Swansea he wants to move north, Allen was present to watch Suarez create first-half goals for Fabio Borini and skipper Steven Gerrard as Belarus outfit FC Gomel proved no match for the Merseyside giants. Glen Johnson added another after half-time.

It was a positive way for Brendan Rodgers to mark his first home game in charge, particularly with his first signing Borini capping a useful performance by grabbing a precious goal on his home debut, thrashing home a first-time shot from 10 yards.