Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was given an exemplary 10-match ban for his bite on Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic in a bid to stamp out such "deplorable behaviour", the Football Association said on Friday. Suarez shocked football with his savage actions during Sunday's 2-2 draw at Anfield and, with referee Kevin Friend having missed the incident, the FA were quick to react as their independent disciplinary panel handed out the substantial punishment on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur should be the club feeling the most reassured by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's promise on Friday that the Premier League champions will not be putting their feet up for the rest of the season. Over the next two weekends, United face Arsenal and Chelsea, the two clubs locked in a tight battle with Spurs for Champions League berths.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has slammed the Football Association for prejudicing the hearing that resulted in a 10-match ban for Luis Suarez. Reds striker Suarez was hit with the suspension on Wednesday after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during Sunday's 2-2 draw at Anfield. The Uruguay international will miss the rest of this season and the first six games of next season and it has been reported that Suarez is now considering whether to quit English football in protest at the severity of the punishment.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been suspended for 10 matches for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic in last weekend's English Premier League match at Anfield, the Football Association said on Wednesday. "A three-person Independent Regulatory Commission today upheld The FA's claim that a suspension of three matches was clearly insufficient and the player will serve a further seven first-team matches in addition to the standard three," the FA said on its website thefa.com.