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WAYNE ROONEY stoked up the simmering tension between Manchester United and Liverpool by declaring Luis Suarez should have been sent off last night. Uruguayan Suarez made his Liverpool comeback as a sub after serving an eight-match ban for racially abusing United defender Patrice Evra. And within minutes he caught Spurs midfielder Scott Parker with a wild kick in the stomach. Ref Michael Oliver showed Suarez a yellow card, but Rooney tweeted: "If ref sees that kick from Suarez and books him for it, it should be red." Former United star Gary Neville further fuelled the row when he claimed on Sky: "He's been lucky, the ref's let him off with one there." In another incident, pictures showed Suarez apparently grabbing at Parker's eye. United and Liverpool meet at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime and Suarez could start after a lively showing against Spurs. Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish said: "It was fantastic for Suarez to be back � but he should never have been out in the first place. "Luis has not played since December and it would have been a wee bit unfair to throw him straight in. He's had half an hour here which will do him the world of good." Dalglish refused to comment on Rooney's tweet or Neville's TV comments. He added: "I don't have a view on them." The Uruguayan's return and a cat which held up play by running on to the pitch were the main talking points in a dreadful game. Spurs chief Harry Redknapp failed in his desperate dash to make it to Anfield � and must have thought he had got a right result. Redknapp, who spent the day fighting tax evasion charges in London, was due to fly to Liverpool by private plane. But technical problems with his aircraft meant he was stranded in the south. Spurs No 2 Kevin Bond said: "Harry was due to be here in plenty of time. "Harry is our leader and we wanted him here. The last time I spoke to him he was on a plane but he obviously didn't make it." As well as Suarez's kick on Parker, Martin Skrtel escaped with a booking for a sliding challenge on Gareth Bale, with his studs showing. Yet Bond did not believe either merited a red and said: "I don't think so, they weren't really. "Gareth took a knock but I don't like to see anyone sent off. It was a hard but fair contest." A point meant Spurs cemented their hold on third position but they are now seven points adrift of leaders Manchester City. It was Liverpool's EIGHTH home draw of the season and they have the worst chance-conversion rate in the Premier League. But Dalglish insisted: "We're in a better position than last year."