Kenny Dalglish has welcomed the return of Luis Suarez and claimed he should never have been banned in the first place.
The Reds boss has reopened the can of worms ahead of the clash with Manchester United on Saturday by saying his striker should not have had to serve an eight match ban for comments he made to United's Patrice Evra.
With both Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville claiming Suarez should have been dismissed on Monday for a foul on Spurs' Scott Parker the uneasy truce between the two clubs appears to be breaking down.
"We don't think he should ever have been away but we are delighted to get him back," Dalglish said.
"He has not played since December, so it was a wee bit unfair to throw him straight in. He has had half an hour and that will have done him the world of good.
"It is better than anything we could have done at Melwood."