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"Luis will go out there and score goals. That is what he loves to do" - Victor Moses tells Sky Sports about Suarez's return, that bite, Liverpool's plans to silence Old Trafford, and a World Cup dream
Wednesday 25 September 2013 11:53, UK
Victor Moses talks Luis Suarez, that bite, and Liverpool's plans to silence Man United in the cup.
Victor Moses is in a unique position in Liverpool's squad. The on-loan winger was at Chelsea last season which meant he was an opposition player on the day of Luis Suarez's infamous and shocking bite on Branislav Ivanovic. Moses was an 83rd minute substitute in the game at Anfield, which ended in a 2-2 draw as Suarez scored a late injury-time equaliser, and so he was on the bench at the time of the 65th minute incident. But there was no escaping the resulting fallout, which stunned the football world. Uruguay international Suarez was handed a 10-match ban by the Football Association and has consequently not played competitively for his club since 21st April. However, in Wednesday's Capital One Cup third round game at Liverpool's bitter rivals, Manchester United, which can be seen live on Sky Sports 1HD from 7pm, he will again be available for selection for the first time in more than 150 days. For Moses, it might be a slightly strange situation to now be at Liverpool after his transfer deadline day loan having experienced the Chelsea reaction to Suarez's inexcusable bite on Ivanovic. But the 22-year-old insists there is no grudge with his new club-mate after getting to know him in training over recent weeks. Asked for his impression of Suarez since joining Liverpool and whether he had held any preconceptions of the South American, Moses told Sky Sports in an exclusive interview: "He has been a great player. As we all know, he is a top striker. Even when he has been training, he has been working hard, because he knows that he is coming back. We have really missed him. He is going to be a big factor for us in winning games. We will be relying on him to score goals. He is always a goalscorer. It is good for us that Luis Suarez is back. "He is a great lad. I have spoken to him every day. We always say hello to each other in the morning and train together. He is a great lad and I have really enjoyed playing alongside him in training." Liverpool had a win percentage of 64.7% in 17 Premier League games without Suarez before the weekend defeat by Southampton since he first arrived at the club compared to 39% in 77 games with the forward. But last season's second top goalscorer in the Premier League will obviously be a welcome return. He has been maintaining match fitness by playing in friendlies for his club's Academy side and scoring goals for Uruguay. His club manager, Brendan Rodgers, has said the forward has been 'working his socks off' and, ironically, is 'champing at the bit' to play. The £22.8million January 2011 signing from Ajax, who - it should not be forgotten - spent this summer attempting to engineer a transfer away from Liverpool, has seemingly impressed with his attitude during training. But how did Moses react at the time of Suarez's bite on Ivanovic and did Suarez go to say sorry at the time? "I was just concentrating on the game, really," said Moses "After the game, when I saw that he [Suarez] had bitten Ivanovic, he [Suarez] knew that was a mistake. But that is football. Stuff like that happens and we have to move on as professional footballers. "He definitely apologised to Ivanovic. That is what happens as a