Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has admitted that he dreams of playing in the UEFA Champions League with the Anfield outfit. The Uruguay international has been a key driving force behind the Reds’ impressive form this season, contributing 23 Premier League goals so far.
Brendan Rodgers’ side are in pole position to secure a top four finish, with a six-point cushion over Tottenham. Plus, they are just four points adrift from league leaders Chelsea, meaning a league title win still isn’t out of the question. Suarez is eager to sample the experience of finsishing in the top-four but also insists Liverpool shouldn’t rule out finishing top of the table.
He said: “I dream about playing with Liverpool in the Champions League, yes. My team-mates have told me that it’s something incredible, something truly unique, to play in that competition at Anfield. I’d love to do it. That said, there’s a lot of the league left to play. We have to keep doing the things we’re doing.
“We know all about those nights at Anfield. Everyone in the world knows about it, knows the club. All players appreciate the significance of the Champions League here, and that it’s difficult to match Liverpool on that stage.”
Suarez has endured a number of problems off the football field during his Liverpool career. He has suffered lengthy bans for incidents involving Branislav Ivanovic and Patrice Evra and there has been regular specualtion over his future.
But with a new long-term contract recently agreed to keep him at Anfield until 2017, the striker now wishes to be judged purely on his on-field displays. He added:
“Everyone has his culture, his way of living, and your not going to be able to change that. What I would love, something I’ve always said, is that they judge me as a player on the pitch. By what I do on the pitch.”
By Charlie Gregory
@CharlieGLFC
