Luis Suárez has said he accepts the refereeing decisions that have gone against him recently despite his manager, Brendan Rodgers, complaining to the referees' board about their treatment of the Liverpool forward.

Rodgers revealed on Thursday that he had spoken to Mike Riley, the manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Board, about decisions going against his side. In particular he referenced what he felt were legitimate penalty claims by Suárez which had been turned down with, on one occasion, the Uruguay international being booked for diving.

Suárez, however, insists he has to accept that mistakes happen and told Liverpool's official website: "There are times when the referee gets it right and others when he doesn't but that's all part and parcel of the game.

"It's happened in the last few games, like against Manchester United when the penalty shout on me wasn't given and then the one on [Antonio] Valencia was.

"But talking about it doesn't solve anything – the referee has a split second to see an incident. Let's just hope that it doesn't happen again in the future."

Suárez is Liverpool's leading scorer this season with three and that lack of goals – the team have just four in five Premier League matches – has contributed to a winless start and a place in the bottom three heading into Saturday's game at Norwich.

"It makes it more difficult when your opening fixtures of the season are against strong teams like Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United – they are not easy games," said Suárez.

"At the moment, we are not in the position where Liverpool Football Club has to be, which is battling it out at the top end of the league.

"But we've been a bit unlucky and I still believe, and will continue to believe, that we have a lot of quality here and a manager who is giving everyone the confidence to believe in their opportunities."