By GEOFF SWEET
LUIS SUAREZ has confirmed he will stay at Liverpool.
The striker, 26, was thought to be quitting Anfield after his 10-match ban for biting Chelsea star Branislav Ivanovic.
But Suarez said: “I have a deal with Liverpool and this is my present — and future.”
His decision is a huge lift for the Reds ahead of today’s Mersey derby with Everton.
Suarez, whose ban includes the first SIX games of next season, added: “From the day I arrived, I saw how special this derby is, so it is a pain to miss it.
“But we have a big squad which can function without me.”
