Tottenham won't snub returning striker in pre-match niceties

Tottenham players won't snub Luis Suarez in the pre-match handshake ahead of their Barclays Premier League clash at Liverpool. The Uruguay international will return to action on Monday night after an eight-game ban when the Reds host third-placed Spurs. Suarez was handed the ban in December after a Football Association board found the Liverpool striker guilty of making a racist comment towards Manchester United's Patrice Evra during the meeting between the two clubs in October. Liverpool's players, management and fans have stood firmly by Suarez throughout the affair, and Spurs assistant manager Bond expects the former Ajax man to be given a rapturous reception tonight. 'I don't see any problems with Suarez,' said Bond. 'Nobody here has any issues with anybody. Suarez is a fantastic player who has been a great signing for Liverpool. His return to action will give them a huge lift and I imagine the Anfield crowd will really be rooting for him. 'You would have expected Liverpool to have sorely missed him and maybe a couple of results did go against them during his absence. 'But they have just had three big wins without him against Manchester City, United and Wolves. Their tails are up and they are really flying. And now they've got Suarez back as well.' Bond added: 'You never know, he might not even be in the starting line-up but the introduction of Suarez on a big match night at Anfield means they will be a really tough nut to crack.'