‘Happy’ Suarez not for sale, insists Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes Luis Suarez’s best form is still to come and is confident it will be witnessed on Merseyside as he seeks to build his team around the striker.

The Reds boss dismissed reports speculating about a £40m (€49.6m) bid from Manchester City – who have distanced themselves from the rumours – in January, insisting the subject was not even up for discussion and the striker not for sale.

Rodgers also expressed his confidence contract discussions with another of the club’s prized assets, 17-year-old Raheem Sterling, who made his England debut in the friendly against Sweden on Wednesday night, would be resolved “without issue”.