Suarez was sanctioned with a heavy ban for biting Chelsea defender, Branislav Ivanovic, in the English Premier League in 2013
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North London giants, Arsenal, who have always qualified for the European club football’s elite Champions League but are now in danger of missing out on a top four finish that would see them into next term’s edition, tried to respond in the second half
Now United manager, David Moyes, unable to call on England striker, Wayne Rooney, because of a toe problem, can take his squad to Germany with extra belief for the return leg of the quarter-final with Bayern
The victory moved them to within a point of leaders, Liverpool, who visit West Ham on Sunday having already played a game more than Manuel Pellegrini’s men
Christian Benteke missed two glorious chances to draw Villa level before Spaniard Juan Mata scored his first goal since his £37 million (NZ$71.1 million) move from Chelsea in January
Mikel still has three years left on his contract at Stamford Bridge but could be allowed to leave with the abundance of talent in midfield at Chelsea and Mourinho hoping to raise funds to sign a world class striker in the summer
It was Stoke’s third successive win, taking Mark Hughes’s side to the 40-point mark synonymous with safety from relegation and leaving FA Cup semi-finalists, Hull, seven points above the bottom three in 14th place
A second successive away loss saw Mourinho admit his hopes of a third Premier League title are over with six matches to go
The Nigerian international has however urged his teammates to improve on their 10-point haul from bottom-half clubs, starting with the Cottagers if they are to secure Premier League survival
And, with a visit to Arsenal on Wednesday, there is no end to the trouble in sight for Manchester United
The one-sided victory lifted fourth-place Liverpool to within five points of Arsenal, a week before the sides are due to meet again at the Emirates Stadium in the fifth round of the FA Cup
The win moves Stoke out of the relegation zone and into mid-table
Arsene Wenger’s men started well but Villa’s back-four, led by the towering Ron Vlaar, stood firm despite decent early chances for returning striker Olivier Giroud
The news will be desperately disappointing for the Gunners boss, Arsene Wenger, who may be forced to bolster his options in the January transfer window as a result of his striker shortage
The introduction of Nicklas Bendtner for Lukas Podolski and Tomas Rosicky for Mathieu Flamini gave the Gunners the injection of positivity they needed
The result maintained Tim Sherwood’s impressive start as Andre Villas-Boas’ replacement, with three wins and a draw over the festive period taking them above their opponents
The late kick off was a hard-fought affair and Liverpool took a 24th minute lead as Philippe Coutinho scored after Raheem Sterling beat the offside trap from a Luis Suarez pass
Jose Mourinho’s side took advantage of Arsenal’s heavy 6-3 defeat at Manchester City earlier in the day to move to within two points of the leaders
A scrappy opening saw Man City put the early pressure on the Gunners, who did well to stifle their opponents but they were rewarded for their good start with the lead after 14 minutes as Martin Demichelis’ flick on at the front post from Samir Nasri’s corner found Aguero, who adjusted his body shape and volleyed past Wojciech Szczesny from close range
Musa, whose goal against Man City was disqualified last week Wednesday, believes they can cancel out the 2-1 deficit and go on to the next stage of the competition