Dalglish expects Reds to stand by Suarez

Suarez has been handed a four-month ban from all football-related activities, in addition to a nine-match international suspension, after biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini when representing Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Unless Suarez is successful in appealing the sanction from FIFA, Liverpool are set to be without their star striker for a significant chunk of the new season - as they were last term when Suarez served the second half of a suspension for a similar incident involving Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.

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