Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers admits Luis Suarez's diving rep is now working against him.

Some players in the Barclays Premier League have struggled to shake off their reputation for being a diver and Rodgers thinks the same may now happen to Suarez.

"There is that fear," Rodgers said.

"I could tell you about three or four strikers who go down in the box with very minimal contact, and all of them have had penalties this year.

"Everyone in the ground saw it was a penalty. Apart from the referee."