Luis Suarez's Anfield plan and stance on dramatic Liverpool transfer return

It may be just another game for serial winner Luis Suarez, but there will be some extra spice when Atletico Madrid take on Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday night.

Once the Kop's hero, Suarez will be looking to exact a bit of revenge on the same supporters which took aim at him on his most recent return.

Back in 2019, the forward drew the ire of Reds fans for antics in both legs of the dramatic Champions League semi final when he was still with Barcelona.

Suarez infamously laughed in Andy Robertson's face at the Camp Nou when the Blaugrana scored their third during a dominant first-leg victory.

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Luis Suarez and Andy Robertson clashed in the first-leg of the 2019 Champions League semi final ( Image:

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He was also accused of trying to get Liverpool players sent off as Jurgen Klopp's completed their historic comeback back on Merseyside.

The night ended with expletive-filled chants from the same terraces which took to him like one of their own during his three-and-a-half-year stint with the club.

He comes back to Anfield with Atletico this time around, with the Spaniards looking to avenge their 3-2 defeat at the Wanda Metropolitano last month.

And Glen Johnson, who lined up alongside the Uruguayan almost 100 times during their respective time at Liverpool, believes he will be relishing the chance to make an impact.

Speaking exclusively to Mirror Sport, Johnson said: "Hopefully he'll get a good reception before the game, obviously he's an amazing bloke, great player. I think he will certainly want to get back to Anfield and show them what they're missing.

"Luis is one of those strange players, it's like the game won't begin his way, but he'll find a way to score and that's why those players are hard to come by.

"He will certainly relish the opportunity to go back there for sure."

Johnson added: "He's quite relaxed, but in the dressing room he's not. He gets quite fired up, but he'll address like any other game but if you've got emotions connected to a club you want to perform out of your skin.

Suarez is still in regular contact with Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson ( Image:

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"I think he'll be quite relaxed before the game, but during the game, I think it could be quite fiery."

After his acrimonious departure from Barcelona, there were of course some links with an emotional return to his old side, before ultimately signing for Atleti, helping them to the LaLiga title in his first season.

However, at the end of the current season, Suarez will once again become a free agent and aged 35 could follow a similar path to the one taken by Cristiano Ronaldo earlier this year.

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A year his senior, Ronaldo decided to return to the Premier League with Manchester United and Johnson suggested his old team-mate would relish the opportunity to do the same.

"I guess it's all about timing. I'm sure he'd love to play for Liverpool again, he's loved by the club, he loves the club, so it wouldn't surprise me," he explained.

"But everything is about timing, it's all about if the opportunity is there, the door is open, if his contract is running out at the right time because Liverpool wouldn't buy him.

Suarez will be a free agent at the end of the season ( Image:

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"But I think if he was in a similar situation to Ronaldo in terms of timing, then I think he would yes."

Current Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson recently admitted that he still spoke regularly with Suarez and although friendships will be paused for 90 minutes this week, the affection is still clear to see.

After only being handed a cameo in the return game, Suarez is likely to start where fans will have a second chance to show their appreciation for a player who was so close to guiding Liverpool back to the Premier League title.