Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva believes returning striker Luis Suarez can lead the club to glory this season.
The Reds are currently second in the Premier League, trailing league-leaders Arsenal by two-points, but have been boosted by the return of the Uruguayan.
After making his return to first-team action midweek in the Capital One Cup, Suarez then made his Premier League return at the weekend and he celebrated the occasion with a brace during the side’s 3-1 victory away at Sunderland.
Brendan Rodgers’ men have had a positive start to the season and Lucas in confident that Suarez can take them all the way to silverware come May.
He told the club website: “He is showing again just how good he is. He is a world-class player and it is so important to have players like that if you want to fight for good things this season.
“Hopefully he will have another fantastic season for us like he did last year.
“Luis showed with his performance that he is really committed to the team and to the club. He just wants to help us, and we will try to help him too.”
The Brazilian midfielder also touched upon the strike partnership that will form between Suarez and Daniel Sturridge and the midfield-man believes together, they can be unstoppable.
“When Dan arrived here, within a few months Luis got the ban, so they didn’t have much chance to play many games together,” added Lucas.
“But you could see how well they linked up. The understanding between them is really good and it will only get better.
“It will improve over the course of the season and hopefully they will keep helping us with goals and assists.
“It was really important for us as a team that we got back on track with a win.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
