Dalglish: Pool will stand by Suarez

Former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believes the Premier League club should not wash their hands of Luis Suarez in the wake of his latest biting controversy.

Suarez, who was initially brought to Liverpool in 2011 by Dalglish for £22.8million, has been banned from any football-related activity by Fifa for four months after he appeared to bite Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in last week’s World Cup Group D clash.

The Uruguay striker denies deliberately sinking his teeth into Chiellini, insisting he fell, and the Uruguay FA are preparing to lodge an appeal while Liverpool are believed to be waiting for more information from FIFA before making a decision.