With Luis Suarez returning for Liverpool, we look at how players have recovered from lengthy bans

Will the striker be able to get straight back into the swing of things?

Thursday 26 September 2013 10:45 BST

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So Luis Suarez returns for Liverpool tonight after completing his 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.

Reds' manager Brendan Rodgers says the Uruguayan striker is "champing at the bit" to play in the League Cup tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford, but will the 26-year-old have to shake off some ring rust first?

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With Luis Suarez returning for Liverpool, we look at how players have recovered from lengthy bans

Will the striker be able to get straight back into the swing of things?