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Luis Suarez has revealed how Liverpool was his PlayStation team when he was a boy.

The Uruguay international supports his first club, Montevideo de Nacional, but that’s not to say Anfield wasn’t on his radar as a youngster.

“The whole world knows what history Liverpool have,” Suarez told FourFourTwo.

“They are one of the best teams in Europe, some great players have played here and I was very excited to join. When I was 10-years-old I used to play as them on PlayStation but I never imagined I would play here.”

Kenny Dalglish carved his name as a footballing icon before Suarez was born – but it hasn’t taken long for the Scot’s legendary status to translate.

“I’ve already learned a lot from him,” said the 24-year-old. “It seems like it’s only been a little while since he was last coaching.

“The first thing he said to me was ‘Hola, bienvenido’ [Hello, welcome]. He still talks to me in Spanish because I don’t understand English fully yet. This makes me feel wanted.”

While his new strike-partner Andy Carroll grew up idolising local hero Alan Shearer, Suarez looked a little further from home for footballing inspiration – Argentina, to be precise.

“Gabriel Batistuta reflects the bread and butter of the striker; what his soul must be,” said our No.7. “I think I have acquired that never-surrender attitude from him, because he never gave up.”

You can read the full interview with Suarez in this month’s FourFourTwo magazine.

Click the image below to watch our chat with Suarez last week

Source : Liverpool FC

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