Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez
ruined Luis Suarez's long-awaited return from
suspension as the Mexican clinched a 1-0 win
against Liverpool in the League Cup third
round on Wednesday.
Suarez was making his first appearance of the
season following the completion of his 10-
match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav
Ivanovic in a Premier League clash last term.
But the controversial Uruguayan's presence in
the Liverpool starting line-up wasn't enough to
galvanise his team to victory at Old Trafford as
Hernandez bagged the winner for United less
than two minutes into the second half.
David Moyes's team were on course to bounce
back from Sunday's painful 4-1 derby defeat at
Manchester City, and also avenge a 1-0 loss
against Liverpool in the league this season,
when Wayne Rooney's corner picked out the
unmarked Hernandez to volley home in the
46th minute.
Suarez, who had angered Liverpool with his
failed attempt to engineer a move to Arsenal
during his suspension, hit the bar with a free-
kick in the closing stages and also went close
when his powerful strike rippled the side-
netting, but United held on to move into the
fourth round.
"The movement is great for the goal, that's
what Chicharito (Hernandez) is all about. He
finds space so well," Moyes said.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers added: "I
can have no complaints. One lapse of
concentration has cost us.
"I thought Luis Suarez was excellent. You could
tell he'd been out for a long time as he tired
at the end. But he's obviously a threat."
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