John Aldridge has accused Luis Suarez of “behaving like a rat” and showing a lack of respect to Liverpool.
The Barcelona striker scored against his former club during their Champions League semi-final first leg at the Nou Camp last week, surprising some Liverpool fans by celebrating his strike.
Ex-Reds centre-forward Aldridge had no problem with Suarez enjoying his goal, but his other antics during the game infuriated the former Republic of Ireland international.
“Suarez behaved like a rat in the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool and it was out of order,” Aldridge told the Irish Independent.
“I don’t have any problem with him celebrating his goal against Liverpool. Just because he used to wear a red shirt, it doesn’t mean he has to pretend he is not excited to score a great goal in a massive Champions League game.
“What was not acceptable was his antics on and off the ball, as he got into the faces of Liverpool players, fell over any time anyone went near him and tried to get his opponents booked at every opportunity.
“He was sneaky, he was nasty and he was everything people used to tell us Suarez was when everyone at Liverpool was trying to defend him.
“We know this is a guy who would run over his granny to score a goal, but everyone should have some respect for those who have been good to you in the past, but Suarez threw the support Liverpool gave him back in our faces.
“Suarez served up one of the best seasons I’ve ever seen a Liverpool player produce before he moved on to Barcelona in 2014, with his brilliance flowing week after week and some of the goals he scored quite sublime.
“It would have been easy for Liverpool to turn their back on Suarez after his infamous clash with Patrice Evra or when he sank his teeth into Branislav Ivanovic, but our club stands by their own when times are tough and that’s what all did with this little striker.
“We could see he was high maintenance and did things we didn’t like. He was a bit of a diver at times and biting opponents is bang out of order, but his brilliance on the field ensured he was worth the hassle that came with him.
“So after all that happened with Suarez at Liverpool, the club was due some respect from him as he lined-up for Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals and what we got was precisely the opposite.”
Aldridge suggested how Liverpool could counter Suarez’s threat in the return at Anfield on Tuesday night.
“If I was in that Liverpool dressing room, I’d hatch a plan to wind him up and get him sent off,” added Aldridge.
“We know he has a short fuse and can lose it if he is pushed to the limits, so play him at his own game and try and get him rattled. Let’s see how he likes it when the Liverpool fans and the Anfield crowd turn against him.
“That might be the best chance Liverpool have got to come back into the tie because at 3-0 down, it looks like a long way back for Jurgen Klopp’s side.”
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