Luis: Anfield return was 2013 highlight
When Luis Suarez reflects on a remarkable 2013 in years to come, one memory above all others will instantly fill the Uruguayan's mind with a sense of nostalgia – the feeling of returning to Anfield.
Following the No.7's suspension earlier in the year, he walked onto the turf at L4 again for a substitute appearance in Steven Gerrard's testimonial, then marked his league comeback with a goal against Crystal Palace in October.
To describe Suarez's form since as prolific would perhaps be an injustice; the 26-year-old has fired a chart-topping 17 times in 11 Barclays Premier League games to help the Reds secure second place.
His performances throughout the calendar year were recognised with the Fans' Player of the Year honour at the inaugural Football Supporters' Federation Awards on Monday, and afterwards the forward reflected on the past 12 months.
What a year it has been for you...
You try your best on the pitch. It's more important that we stay together and keep going. You forget your problems and to stay with the club this season is very good.
Is this an award not just for you, but your teammates, manager and everybody at Liverpool?
Of course - if Liverpool didn't have the players, I wouldn't continue my level. They help me very much and try their best. They know I'm important in the squad, but we try to stay together. It's not important for me if I score or not; for me, it's more important that Liverpool win.
When you go onto the pitch you seem to put everything else to the back of your mind and deliver on the pitch...
When I was a child, I had many problems. When I'm on the pitch I try my best because there's no pressure like that on my life. I try my best with my heart because I love to play football.
What has been the highlight of this year for you?
When I came back to play at Anfield. Everybody knows that the summer was a difficult moment for me. But when the supporters helped me when I came back to play, it was unbelievable. It was important for my confidence, my heart and also my family, because they are together with me. It was a nice moment for me.
What did captaining Liverpool and winning mean to you?
It was a little surprising because we have a lot of players on a high level who have played here for many years. But we only have one captain - Steven Gerrard. I took the armband, but if we stay together the team is the captain. That is more important. After the game, we saw the final result - 5-0 against Tottenham away - was incredible for us.
How close do you think the team can go to being No.1?
I think it's too early to speak about that. If we continue this level for the next two or three weeks, we can win the league or finish in the top four. But it's important that we concentrate, we have forgotten the game against Tottenham. It was very important, but we are concentrating for the next game. After Cardiff, we have two big games and we can see where Liverpool could finish.
With the World Cup coming up, talk us through your reaction when the draw was made...
Before the draw, I hoped for England not to be in Uruguay's group. When the ball said 'England', it was unbelievable for me. I sent Stevie a quick message and he sent one to me, and we laughed - it's funny. Now we're concentrating on Liverpool, maybe when the season has finished we'll speak about it a lot more.
Uruguay, Italy and England in the same group - that's a tough group for any of those countries...
It's more difficult at the World Cup. Costa Rica, also, are maybe not at the level of Italy, Uruguay and England but they have very good players. If you want to win the World Cup, every game you have to concentrate.