Swansea City’s Ashley Williams has ignited the clash with Liverpool ahead of this weekend's fixture after revealing his dislike for Luis Suarez.
Williams faced the Uruguayan on two occasions last season and in his book 'My Premier League Diary' he openly talks of his dislike for the Anfield favourite.
'Suarez has that aura about him that says "I'm untouchable" and his manner and behaviour made me want to knock him out.'
“I'd go as far as to say that the manner in which he approached the game, with utter contempt for us all, means that he's streets ahead of any player I've truly disliked since we've been in the Premier League.
“He dived more than any other player I've played against before - it was so bad I was genuinely shocked. Throughout the game, he just dived down and screamed at any given moment.
“Now, obviously, diving has crept into the game more and more in recent years and, as a defender, you have to be aware of it. But even the players you know that like a dive at least wait until there is some sort of challenge or contact. Not Suarez.
“A couple of times I'd hear the scream, see him writhing on the floor and for the life of me couldn't see where the contact could have been.”
Williams also took exception to Suarez in the return match last May. After Swansea's 1-0 win, he wrote, “Having played against him twice now I just have to say that I don't like the bloke. They won a corner, and I appealed to the ref to say that it had come off him last. He said something to me with a bit of a snarl, so I just told him to shut his mouth. I don't like the superior manner he brings on the field with him. Basically I have no time for the guy at all.”
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