Suarez backs Rodgers to get it right

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has insisted success is not far away, despite a shaky start to life under new manager Brendan Rodgers.

The Reds have taken only two points from a possible 15 to make their worst start to a league campaign since 1903, and with Rodgers replacing club favourite Kenny Dalglish in the off-season, much of the blame for the poor results have been placed on him.

However, Suarez has insisted the former Swansea City manager is the right man to propel the club back up the table.

He told the club’s website: “It makes it more difficult when your opening fixtures of the season are against strong teams like Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United – they are not easy games.

“We also have new manager and I think we’ve been a bit unlucky at times, but we’ve been playing the kind of football he wants us to play.

“What everyone clearly wants from now on is to pick up as many points as we can. Everyone is keen to turn the situation around and put an end to what’s happened in the last few games.”

And although he acknowledged Liverpool are falling below expectations so far this season, Suarez was adamant they can turn things around.

“I believe in my teammates and the quality of the individual players and the squad as a whole, that’s the most important thing,” he said.

“If everyone is together and we believe in each other, that’s the best way to keep moving forward. At the moment, we are not in the position where Liverpool Football Club has to be, which is battling it out at the top end of the league.

“But we’ve been a bit unlucky, and I still believe – and will continue to believe – that we have a lot of quality here and a manager who is giving everyone the confidence to believe in their opportunities. The results will definitely come.”