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Dalglish admits 'unfair' Suarez treatment

ESPN staff
February 13, 2011
Luis Suarez scored on his Liverpool debut against Stoke © Getty Images
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Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has confessed he may have pushed Luis Suarez too far by making him play 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Wigan.

Dalglish had hoped to withdraw Suarez, a £23 million signing from Ajax in January, but Liverpool's need for a goal forced him to leave the Uruguayan on the pitch.

The 24-year-old had only played 27 competitive minutes in the previous two months following a seven-match ban and the Eredivisie's winter break.

He was unable to conjure a winner for the Reds, who saw their winning run ended when Steve Gohouri struck to cancel out Raul Meireles' opener.

"It was maybe unfair to keep Luis on for 90 minutes because he's not had too many games but we kept hoping he would get a goal," Dalglish said. "His energy and enthusiasm and movement is going to cause a lot of people a lot of problems.

"He never did anything which surprised us because he didn't do anything we've not seen before. He is a good footballer playing with good footballers so I am not going to be surprised by anything that he does. He will be a favourite with supporters I think."

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