Suarez the pantomime villain

Mansfield 1 Liverpool 2

Luis Suarez required just four minutes to incur the wrath of the home hordes with his controversial goal, which came courtesy of a clear handball, ultimately separating the sides in an FA Cup third-round clash which could lay reasonable claim to being the tie of the round.

A match in which Liverpool looked capable of running riot early on following Daniel Sturridge’s debut goal, ended with Brendan Rodgers’ side breathing an almighty sigh of relief at the final whistle as they edged past the Blue Square Bet Premier League side.