Kenny Dalglish believes he will have to manage Luis Suarez carefully this season to get the best out of him.
Reds boss admits Sunderland mistake
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish believes he will have to manage Luis Suarez carefully this season to get the best out of him.
Suarez came off the bench along with fellow substitute Raul Meireles to inspire Liverpool to a 2-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday.
It was the duo who combined to force the breakthrough after Arsenal had been reduced to 10 men in the wake of Emmanuel Frimpong's red card when Ignasi Miquel's clearance bounced off Aaron Ramsey and into the net. Suarez then tapped in a second goal in the final minute.
Dalglish admits he was wrong to start Suarez against Sunderland last week after his late return from international duty due to the Copa America.
"Last week (against Sunderland) maybe I was being a wee bit romantic with Luis," said Dalglish.
"It was unfair on him, he was coming back and was on such a high and looked sharp in training. I thought I would give him a game.
"Maybe last week it was the wrong decision from me.
"He still scored the goal, still played well, but he just never had the energy he normally has. Maybe we just brought him back a wee bit too soon."
Manage
Dalglish added: "We have got to manage Luis' circumstances the same as we have everybody else's. There were another four or five lads there who we had for the first time.
"Raul Meireles has had a difficult pre-season with injuries so we have got to look after him as well as Luis."
Liverpool have been one of the busiest sides in the transfer market and Dalglish is refusing to rule out any more comings and goings before the transfer deadline at the end of the month.
"It is inevitable that movement goes on in football," said the Liverpool manager.
"If someone taps on your door for whatever reason... but if everybody stays here I don't have any problems."
