His footballing education having started as a barefooted kid on the streets of Montevideo, Suárez has an unpredictability in possession, a confidence in either foot, and blessed with such balance and flick of pace that defenders are kept in the dark until it is too late. “That’s the beauty of him,’’ Rodgers said. “It’s that invention and creativity that we love. He’s a player from the street and that’s something that in this country we’ve been looking to identify. He’s just relentless in his work. Every second of the day, in training, he’s just non-stop. He has been coached but it hasn’t been coached out of him. He has been allowed to flourish. In and around the box, he’s magical.’’