Happy Days With Suarez

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is looking forward to a long and happy future with Luis Suarez at Anfield.

The Uruguayan scored his side's decisive second goal in superb, solo style in Saturday's engrossing 2-1 win over Wolves at Anfield, where Roger Johnson's own goal had set the home team on their way.

Substitute Steven Fletcher inspired Wolves to a second-half fightback with his goal, but Suarez was still the star of the show after tormenting Mick McCarthy's team.

The Copa America winner was visibly furious when Dalglish opted to replace him in the 81st minute with returning captain Steven Gerrard, who played his first Premier League match since March.

But Dalglish was full of praise for January signing Suarez after the match, as the Reds boss told Sky Sports: "It was a fantastic goal for Luis. He has been fantastic since he came here.

"He is playing with a wee smile on his face all the time and he is a good personality to have in and around the place.

"On the pitch, he has made a fantastic contribution. We are fortunate to have him and we look forward to a lot more happy days with him."

Gerrard had made a 15-minute outing in Liverpool's Carling Cup win over Brighton in midweek, but this was his first appearance at Anfield since the win over Manchester United on 6th March.

The England international has been missing for six months due to a groin problem, which required surgery, and he showed flashes of his class in his short outing against Wolves.

Dalglish, though, maintains he will not be rushing his star man back into the starting line-up, despite Everton and Manchester United looming on the fixture list.

The Scot said: "We are lucky to have Steven. Any football club is better off with a fit Steven Gerrard. As we keep saying, we'll continue in an educated fashion and look after him as best we can.

"We will reward him for the fantastic work he has done so far. If everybody has got the same mentality as Steven, we will be okay. We are just delighted for him and delighted with him."

Dalglish thought Liverpool were good value for their win, although they did look nervy after Fletcher pulled a goal back for Wolves shortly after his half-time introduction.

The Anfield boss said: "It was a difficult game. I think it was an entertaining game. I think we deserved to win.

"I think they got a lift in the second half. We came in two goals up, and deservedly so. Second half, they got a goal early doors and it gave them a bit of momentum and they put us under a bit of pressure.

"But the boys defended really well. They got a lot of headers in and one or two blocks. At the other end of the pitch, we could have scored another three or four with a bit of good fortune. But maybe we got a bit of good fortune with the first goal."