Jonny Evans shares why Luis Suarez was the toughest striker he ever faced when he was at Liverpool

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Luis Suarez terrorised Premier League defenders for years while he was at Liverpool.The Reds have been synonymous with attacking football for a very long time and have had their fair share of world class attackers.It is the same now but in the past, they have had some of the world’s best, with one of these being Suarez.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Although he was not the most liked person in England, or anywhere he has gone for that matter, there is no denying the talent he had and how good a striker he really was.Many would consider him one of the best to ever play, and former Man United defender Jonny Evans has explained why the Uruguayan is the toughest striker he has faced.Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesLuis Suarez had it all at LiverpoolSome strikers have a clear identity.

For example, Erling Haaland is an out-and-out finisher, while someone like Roberto Firmino was more of a facilitator.As for Suarez, he had it all. He could link play up, score from wherever he wanted and however he wanted to, all while working hard and just being a nuisance.

He truly was one-of-a-kind, and Evans has said that these are the reasons why he was the best he ever faced.“I’d go straight to Suarez when he was at Liverpool,” Evans said on Sky Sports when asked about the best striker he has faced.READ MORE: Liverpool now have a big dilemma with Andy Robertson, they must make the right decision“I think he was, I’d probably go Suarez, Drogba and Aguero, those three stand out more than the others.”“You just never knew what you’d get with him, he’d bobble the ball through your legs, he was strong, brave, he was a real handful.”Luis Suarez would have been a Premier League legend if he stayed at LiverpoolThere is no doubt about it that Suarez will not have regretted leaving Liverpool given what he went on to achieve, but it would have been so interesting to see what would have happened if he had stayed.He is regarded as one of the best but not right at the very top due to only spending three years at Liverpool, with Reds fans wishing he stayed even longer.There has not really been a striker like him since he departed, with the now-38-year-old having a goal compilation to revel in. He scored 69 goals in 110 games, assisting a further 23, a rather remarkable return given how short his stint was in England, making many curious about what the return would look like now if he had stayed.