Luis Suarez feels that his impressive form this season is due to a new confidence he has in his own abilities, having led the line for Liverpool that has seen them make a push for an unlikely title charge.

Suarez has notched 23 goals in all competitions for the Reds this season, and the club sit in fourth just four points off Premier League leaders Chelsea. His form this season has come after the transfer saga of last summer saw the Uruguayan push for a move to Arsenal, with the Merseyside club firmly revoking the Gunners £40m plus £1 offer.

Having been reintegrated into the first team by manager Brendan Rodgers, Suarez went on to pay back the club with a rich vein of form that has put the Reds firmly in the running for a return to the Champions League, though they are aiming for much more in the run-in to the end of the season.

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Liverpool: The latest match pictures 1/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Steven Gerrard shepherds Luis Suarez from the field as he cries at the end of the 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace AFP/Getty 2/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Martin Skrtel reacts after the 3-3 draw between Liverpool and Crystal Palace Getty Images 3/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Luis Suarez adds a third immediately after Sturridge's goal, giving Liverpool a seemingly unassailable 3-0 lead Getty Images 4/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Daniel Sturridge doubles Liverpool's lead as his deflected effort beat Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni Getty Images 5/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Joe Allen heads Liverpool into the lead as he converts a first-half corner Getty Images 6/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Willian has the simplest of finishes to make it 2-0 for Chelsea GETTY IMAGES 7/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Demba Ba celebrates his goal GETTY IMAGES 8/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Demba Ba scores for Chelsea after Steven Gerrard's slip GETTY IMAGES 9/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Steven Gerard and Jon Flanagan try to retrieve the ball from Jose Mourinho GETTY IMAGES 10/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Tomas Kalas, on his Premier League debut, tackles Raheen Sterling GETTY IMAGES 11/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 New Norwich manager Neil Adams salutes the crowd prior to kick-off GETTY IMAGES 12/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling fires Liverpool into an early lead at Carrow Road GETTY IMAGES 13/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling celebrates his opener with manager Brendan Rodgers 14/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Luis Suarez scores against Norwich in Liverpool's 3-2 win GETTY IMAGES 15/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling and Luis Suarez celebrate during Liverpool's game with Norwich GETTY IMAGES 16/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling is challenged 17/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Gary Hooper pulls a goal back for Norwich after a mistake by Simon Mignolet GETTY IMAGES 18/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Joe Allen challenges Robert Snodgrass for the ball GETTY IMAGES 19/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling's shot deflects off Bradley Johnson and over John Ruddy to put Liverpool 3-1 ahead GETTY IMAGES 20/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Robert Snodgrass sets up a thrilling finale by heading a second Norwich goal GETTY IMAGES 21/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Liverpool players rush to celebrate with captain Steven Gerrard at the final whistle GETTY IMAGES 22/50 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 Philippe Coutinho fires in Liverpool's winner 23/50 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 David Silva pulls one back for Manchester City 24/50 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 Martin Skrtel heads in Liverpool's second 25/50 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 Raheem Sterling celebrates his opening goal with Luis Suarez 26/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Steven Gerard leads Liverpool's celebration after scoring his second penalty of the afternoon GETTY IMAGES 27/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Adrian appears to win the ball but brings down Jon Flanagan too and referee Anthony Taylor awards Liverpool their second penalty GETTY IMAGES 28/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Steven Gerard tries to chase down Mohamed Diame GETTY IMAGES 29/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Raheem Sterling and Pablo Armero compete for the ball GETTY IMAGES 30/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Liverpool players protest against Guy Demel's equaliser after Andy Carroll appeared to foul goalkeeper Simon Mignolet GETTY IMAGES 31/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Steven Gerard celebrates after scoring his penalty GETTY IMAGES 32/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Steven Gerard makes no mistake from the spot to put Liverpool ahead GETTY IMAGES 33/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Luis Suarez forces James Tomkins into a hand ball and giving away a penalty GETTY IMAGES 34/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Luis Suarez's chipped effort hits the bar GETTY IMAGES 35/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Jordan Henderson clashes with Matthew Taylor GETTY IMAGES 36/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Luis Suarez hits a free kick over the bar GETTY IMAGES 37/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Daniel Sturridge congratulates Jordan Henderson after the midfielder's goal GETTY IMAGES 38/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Philippe Coutinho fires in Liverpool's third GETTY IMAGES 39/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Brendan Rodgers looks on from the touchline GETTY IMAGES 40/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Luis Suarez of Liverpool celebrates the second goal against Tottenham GETTY IMAGES 41/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Younes Kaboul scores an own goal in the second minute GETTY IMAGES 42/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Steven Gerrard celebrates with Jordan Henderson after opening the scoring Getty Images 43/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Luis Suarez goes to ground after a clash with Lee Cattermole AP 44/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Ki Sung-Yueng pulled a goal back late on AP 45/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Jordan Henderson celebrates with goalscorer Sturridge Getty Images 46/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Daniel Sturridge doubled Liverpool's lead via a deflection off Wes Brown Getty Images 47/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Vito Mannone gets a hand to Gerrard's strike but is unable to keep it out Getty Images 48/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a free-kick Getty Images 49/50 Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6 Luis Suarez celebrates after completing his hat trick GETTY IMAGES 50/50 Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6 Daniel Sturridge scores Liverpool's fifth of the afternoon GETTY IMAGES 1/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Steven Gerrard shepherds Luis Suarez from the field as he cries at the end of the 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace AFP/Getty 2/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Martin Skrtel reacts after the 3-3 draw between Liverpool and Crystal Palace Getty Images 3/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Luis Suarez adds a third immediately after Sturridge's goal, giving Liverpool a seemingly unassailable 3-0 lead Getty Images 4/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Daniel Sturridge doubles Liverpool's lead as his deflected effort beat Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni Getty Images 5/50 Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 3 Joe Allen heads Liverpool into the lead as he converts a first-half corner Getty Images 6/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Willian has the simplest of finishes to make it 2-0 for Chelsea GETTY IMAGES 7/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Demba Ba celebrates his goal GETTY IMAGES 8/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Demba Ba scores for Chelsea after Steven Gerrard's slip GETTY IMAGES 9/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Steven Gerard and Jon Flanagan try to retrieve the ball from Jose Mourinho GETTY IMAGES 10/50 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2 Tomas Kalas, on his Premier League debut, tackles Raheen Sterling GETTY IMAGES 11/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 New Norwich manager Neil Adams salutes the crowd prior to kick-off GETTY IMAGES 12/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling fires Liverpool into an early lead at Carrow Road GETTY IMAGES 13/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling celebrates his opener with manager Brendan Rodgers 14/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Luis Suarez scores against Norwich in Liverpool's 3-2 win GETTY IMAGES 15/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling and Luis Suarez celebrate during Liverpool's game with Norwich GETTY IMAGES 16/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling is challenged 17/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Gary Hooper pulls a goal back for Norwich after a mistake by Simon Mignolet GETTY IMAGES 18/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Joe Allen challenges Robert Snodgrass for the ball GETTY IMAGES 19/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Raheem Sterling's shot deflects off Bradley Johnson and over John Ruddy to put Liverpool 3-1 ahead GETTY IMAGES 20/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Robert Snodgrass sets up a thrilling finale by heading a second Norwich goal GETTY IMAGES 21/50 Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 Liverpool players rush to celebrate with captain Steven Gerrard at the final whistle GETTY IMAGES 22/50 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 Philippe Coutinho fires in Liverpool's winner 23/50 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 David Silva pulls one back for Manchester City 24/50 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 Martin Skrtel heads in Liverpool's second 25/50 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 Raheem Sterling celebrates his opening goal with Luis Suarez 26/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Steven Gerard leads Liverpool's celebration after scoring his second penalty of the afternoon GETTY IMAGES 27/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Adrian appears to win the ball but brings down Jon Flanagan too and referee Anthony Taylor awards Liverpool their second penalty GETTY IMAGES 28/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Steven Gerard tries to chase down Mohamed Diame GETTY IMAGES 29/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Raheem Sterling and Pablo Armero compete for the ball GETTY IMAGES 30/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Liverpool players protest against Guy Demel's equaliser after Andy Carroll appeared to foul goalkeeper Simon Mignolet GETTY IMAGES 31/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Steven Gerard celebrates after scoring his penalty GETTY IMAGES 32/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Steven Gerard makes no mistake from the spot to put Liverpool ahead GETTY IMAGES 33/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Luis Suarez forces James Tomkins into a hand ball and giving away a penalty GETTY IMAGES 34/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Luis Suarez's chipped effort hits the bar GETTY IMAGES 35/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Jordan Henderson clashes with Matthew Taylor GETTY IMAGES 36/50 West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 Luis Suarez hits a free kick over the bar GETTY IMAGES 37/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Daniel Sturridge congratulates Jordan Henderson after the midfielder's goal GETTY IMAGES 38/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Philippe Coutinho fires in Liverpool's third GETTY IMAGES 39/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Brendan Rodgers looks on from the touchline GETTY IMAGES 40/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Luis Suarez of Liverpool celebrates the second goal against Tottenham GETTY IMAGES 41/50 Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 Younes Kaboul scores an own goal in the second minute GETTY IMAGES 42/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Steven Gerrard celebrates with Jordan Henderson after opening the scoring Getty Images 43/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Luis Suarez goes to ground after a clash with Lee Cattermole AP 44/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Ki Sung-Yueng pulled a goal back late on AP 45/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Jordan Henderson celebrates with goalscorer Sturridge Getty Images 46/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Daniel Sturridge doubled Liverpool's lead via a deflection off Wes Brown Getty Images 47/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Vito Mannone gets a hand to Gerrard's strike but is unable to keep it out Getty Images 48/50 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1 Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a free-kick Getty Images 49/50 Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6 Luis Suarez celebrates after completing his hat trick GETTY IMAGES 50/50 Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6 Daniel Sturridge scores Liverpool's fifth of the afternoon GETTY IMAGES

Speaking to weekly magazine Sport, Suarez admits that there is no secret to his performances of late, but rather a boost in his own confidence and hunger. “It’s not that there’s a secret, as such,” he admitted. “It’s to do with the confidence a player has in himself. His desire. The hunger to score a goal; something I have a lot of.”

Suarez could be on course to equal his incredible 2009-10 goalscoring record while playing for Ajax in the Eredivisie, when he notched 35 goals in just 33 games. The 26-year-old did stress that there is a large difference between the two leagues though and that what he learnt in the Netherlands set him up to become the player that he is today.

Dutch football is obviously at a lower level than English in terms of the quality of players they have there,” he admitted. “The difference in a footballing sense is something you see as a player every weekend.

“I think the best thing I did in my career was spending four and a half years in Holland, because I learned about everything. Being at Ajax helped me to learn about tactics, different ways of playing.

“They showed me how to improve in every way. Technically, I learned how to do things very well.”

Suarez also praised the coaches he has worked with during his career, which includes Holland legend Marco van Basten in the time he was with Ajax. The Uruguay international believes that he has learnt something different from every coach he has worked with, but having the chance to work with a former world-class striker like van Basten really helped him progress as a footballer.

“I’ve learned something from every coach,” reveals Suarez. I alsways learn something different, something new. I learned some things from van Basten, yes, but also Henk ten Cate, Adrie Koster [both Ajax coaches].

“Obviously with van Basten being a great, world-class striker, he told me a few things. I’ve been lucky in my career to have great coaches who have left a big mark on me throughout my progression.”

On his most recent managers Brendan Rodgers and Kenny Dalglish, Suarez says: “Both of them have their style, their way of playing. Brendan likes to talk a lot, to have a dialogue with the players. You see the fruits of that in the results every weekend.

“When I arrived here [Liverpool] everything was new and great for me. Dalglish gave me a lot of confidence. He allowed me the freedom to play in the way I love, how I wanted to, and that was really great for someone who had only just come to England.”

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