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Beaming new dad Suarez sinks Sunderland

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Last Updated : Sep 30 2013 | 9:55 AM IST
Luis Suarez scored two goals on his Premier League comeback as Liverpool climbed back up to second place with a hard-fought 3-1 victory at struggling Sunderland on Sunday.
Suarez added to Daniel Sturridge's opening goal to put Brendan Rodgers's side 2-0 ahead at the break against the winless and managerless hosts, who remain bottom of the table with just a single point from six games.
Sunderland pulled one back early in the second half through Emanuele Giaccherini, but Suarez celebrated the end of his 10-game ban with a second as stoppage time approached.
It had taken him only 36 minutes to score his first goal, having made his return from his suspension for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic last season in the mid-week League Cup loss at Manchester United.
Displaying all his predatory skills in the box, Suarez was on hand to slide home a low cross from Sturridge at the far post at the end of a sweeping move launched by a 50-yard pass from Steven Gerrard.
The 26-year-old raised his top as he was mobbed by his team-mates to reveal a T-shirt with a message welcoming his new-born son, Benjamin, to the world following his birth on Thursday.

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Suarez's close-range strike doubled a lead procured by Sturridge after 28 minutes; the England forward's 11th goal in as many Premier League games.
There was a touch of controversy as the ball appeared to find the net via the Liverpool forward's elbow, as he rose unmarked to meet Gerrard's corner and record his seventh goal of the campaign.
In front of watching owner Ellis Short, Sunderland put in a hard-working performance for interim head coach Kevin Ball, who is in charge of the first team while the club seek a successor to the sacked Paolo Di Canio.

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First Published: Sep 30 2013 | 9:55 AM IST

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