Jamie Carragher: ‘Suarez has elevated Uruguay to genuine contenders’

Former Liverpool defender and vice-captain Jamie Carragher has revealed that he knew Luis Saurez would be a top player after a feisty challenge in training.

The Barcelona forward, who is representing Uruguay at the World Cup, played on Merseyside for three seasons before making the move to the Nou Camp in 2014 for £75million.

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Luis Saurez and Jamie Carragher in a training session together

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Writing in his latest Daily Telegraph Column, Carragher, who played for England in two World Cups, admitted that he admired how Saurez approached every game with a tough mentality.

“He kicked me in a training session at Melwood. ‘This fella is a bit different,’ I thought. I loved it. Then I kicked him back!

“His skill was obvious – Suarez is the best Liverpool signing I played with – but the most instantly reassuring quality was how he approached every game the same, whether behind closed doors or in front of 45,000 at Anfield.

“Not all players do this. They hold back until matchday.”

Saurez, 31, was included in the Uruguay squad for the third consecutive World Cup and Carragher insists that the forward must show his worth in this World Cup as it could be his last.

“At international level, Suarez has elevated Uruguay to the point where they are genuine contenders for this World Cup, and he may yet emerge in the knockout stages to challenge for the Golden Boot.

“When we talk about Suarez, we are undoubtedly discussing one of the greatest modern players.”

The Bootle-born defender, who once played on for Liverpool against Sunderland in 2007 with a collapsed lung, believes that like himself the South-American is very competitive.

“Not once while we were playing, or even in year after my departure, did I ever see or hear of Suarez missing a session or game due to slight injury.

“He would need a broken bone to miss anything, and even then would probably argue with the doctor about his fitness.”

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