LUIS SUAREZ believes Liverpool’s recent Premier League struggles will help galvanise the club in the long-run, and says cup triumphs will ensure the Reds’ season is remembered as a success.

The Uruguayan played a starring role in helping Kenny Dalglish’s side secure a place in next month’s FA Cup final with Chelsea, scoring as they defeated Everton 2-1 in their semi-final clash at Wembley on Sunday.

It took his tally to 14 for the season, though the former Ajax man has been as affected as any by the Reds’ recent league slump, which saw them endure a run of six defeats in seven games, their worst sequence for 59 years.

A win at Blackburn, with 10 men, last week signalled that fortunes were changing at Anfield.

Their cup triumph over their Merseyside rivals should only boost confidence.

Suarez believes that, having endured such adversity, Liverpool will emerge stronger for it, and says Dalglish’s squad has bonded together during their rough spell.

“All clubs, teams and players go through good runs and bad runs,” he said. “That is football.

“No team has success after success. Even the very best of all time have bad periods, but it is how they react that defines them.

“You are bound to enjoy picking up trophies and medals, of course you are. But you learn most about one another during a bad patch, you learn how to stick together even more.

“If you react in the right way and support each other, adversity can be a good thing in the long run because you become stronger.

“We recognise that (our) league form has not been at the level that it should be. But it is always important to analyse the season as a whole, when the final ball has been kicked, rather than when there are games to play.”

Suarez has also paid tribute to the support of manager Kenny Dalglish, who stood by the striker during his high-profile FA disciplinary row earlier in the campaign.

He said: “Apart from the fact that he was the person that signed me, I appreciate the fact that I’ve always felt that I’ve had 100 per cent backing from Kenny Dalglish.

“This is very important for any footballer. (Dalglish) understands me as a player and as a person. He knows what I can do and that I will always give everything for the team on the field.”

He added: “Importantly, because he was a striker himself, if there are things I need to put right, he tries to help me by giving advice.

“I always take it in the right manner because I respect the fact that he played in the same position as me and is one of the greatest, if not the greatest player, in the club’s history.”

Suarez was talking in LFC Weekly, the club’s official weekly magazine.