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The Reds suffered a Premier League hangover when Suarez quit for Barcelona last summer.
But Lucas reckons they won’t react the same way now that Sterling is off to Manchester City. Asked whether Liverpool would find it easier to live without Sterling than they did without Suarez, he said: “Yes, I think so. “We shouldn’t start the season again talking all about the players that we lost. “Last year I think something that distracted us was losing Luis. We knew it would be hard but we just need to focus and to
DIVOCK ORIGI scored on his Liverpool debut as the Reds cruised to victory over Thai All-Stars in their first pre-season outing.
Kop boss Brendan Rodgers got a look at most of his new-boys but the second half was a washout as monsoon weather made the pitch at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium almost unplayable.
Goals from Lazar Markovic, Mamadou Sakho, Adam Lallana and Origi saw off their Thai rivals while Adam Bogdan, Joe Gomez, Danny Ings, Nathaniel Clyne and James Milner made debuts. focus the players who have arrived. We need to make sure we help them settle.
“I think it would be unfair to put Raheem in the same bracket as Luis. He is only a young player.
“He is only 20 and has to develop. Of course, he was very important for us for two seasons.
“But Suarez is one of the best players in the world.
“Raheem is probably one of the best young players, so there is a gap.
“He decided to move on and, as a club, things happen. The club felt that they got a good deal.”
Kop boss Brendan Rodgers has brought in six new players so far this summer with Lucas’ compatriot Roberto Firmino one of those.
The £29m buy from Hoffenheim has grabbed most of the attention so far but Lucas was keen to stop talk of comparisons with Suarez and Brazil striker Neymar.
He said: “You can’t compare anyone in Brazil’s squad to Neymar. He is different class.
“But I remember when Suarez arrived at Liverpool and they didn’t know much about him. It will be just time, you know?
“Hopefully he will be the new Suarez because that would be great for the club. I think he has all the attributes to be a great player for the club.”