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Luis Suarez teams up with Daniel Sturridge to help Liverpool inflict more misery on Sunderland

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Liverpool\'s Daniel Sturridge, left, vies for the ball with Sunderland\'s Craig Gardner, right, during their English Premier League soccer match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

MANCHESTER, England – Luis Suarez returned to the Premier League in explosive fashion on Sunday, teaming up with strike partner Daniel Sturridge to power Liverpool to a 3-1 win at Sunderland that inflicted more misery on the division’s bottom team.

Liverpool climbed to second place in the standings, two points behind Arsenal, after Suarez added to Sturridge’s early goal by scoring twice at the Stadium of Light.

After serving a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during a league match in April, Suarez made his comeback in a frustrating League Cup loss to Manchester United on Wednesday.

He rediscovered the scoring touch against Sunderland, though, to help Liverpool earn a fourth win in six games.

Norwich beat Stoke 1-0 in Sunday’s other match.

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