If Manchester United beats Aston Villa on Monday night at Old Trafford it will be their 20th top flight championship and it will be secured with four games still remaining in the season. Given normal circumstances, the game tomorrow night would be the center of attention and then move quickly to the two Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday (Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich) and Wednesday (Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Madrid). Up until Sunday, the weekend’s Premier League action had been pretty routine. Sunderland had sprung a surprise by beating Everton thus relieving some of their relegation concerns. QPR and Reading both lost (Stoke and Norwich also easing their respective concerns) and when they play each other next week it will decide which side will be the first to be officially relegated. Arsenal made heavy weather in beating mid-table Fulham 1-0 even though Fulham had to play a man short for around 80 minutes. Even at half-time of the early game on Sunday between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City it was routine stuff. Over the last month or so Manchester City had found the form that won the Premier League title just 12 months ago and with a 1-0 lead they looked to be on the brink of cutting into Manchester United’s lead. What’s more Arsenal and Chelsea fans were gleefully rubbing their hands as City seemed set to administer another blow to Spurs hopes of a top four finish and a chance at Champions League football next season. But in the second half three critical substitutions from Spurs manager Andre Villas Boas and goals from American Clint Dempsey, Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale in just 7 minutes turned the story upside down. Spurs sudden comeback and City’s collapse was to be the defining story from this weekend’s play. With Liverpool against Chelsea the only remaining fixture, surely nothing could detract from Spurs marvelous and gutsy resurgence and City’s flaccid second half effort? Sure, unpopular Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez was returning to the more friendly confines of Anfield where he managed successfully from 2004 to 2010. And Fernando Torres would be along as well after his $80M move from Liverpool to Chelsea in January 2011. Chelsea led 1-0 at half time in a game that stammered and stuttered for the first 45 minutes. There was nothing to prepare us for the next 45 minutes which will be remembered as the most controversial of halves this season. The game finished 2-2 with Luis Suarez equalizing with the last attacking touch of the game and in the process Liverpool whisked two very valuable points out from under the nose of Chelsea. Rafa Benitez wondered why over six minutes of additional time had been played and his Liverpool counterpart Brendan Rodgers mused over a stray elbow from Torres on Liverpool center back Jamie Carragher. But both managers were clearly grasping for any straw in order to avoid the issue – what did they think of Liverpool’s Luis Suárez’s munch on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic? Yes – a chomp, a bite, the same thing my two-year-old grandson is told not to do to anyone let alone a bull-like Serb defender. The chomp heard around the world happened in the 66th minute with Chelsea up 2-1. In the Chelsea penalty area the two became entangled. The ball broke towards Steven Gerrard and Suarez and Ivanovic fell to the ground. Suarez bounced up grimacing on account of a feigned knock while Ivanovic offered referee Kevin Friend visual evidence of Suarez’s successful attempt to masticate his arm. But it was left to photographers and cameramen to clearly show the world Suarez chowing down. Earlier the second half had sparked to life with a wonderful goal by Daniel Sturridge engineered by Suarez. Suarez was then booked for handling the ball and giving Chelsea a penalty kick from which they took a 2-1 lead. Then the other-side of the volatile Suarez surfaced. By the time most of the readers view this piece the FA will have announced an investigation into the Suarez bite and given his track record (partially detailed below) he is likely to face a lengthy suspension that will overlap next season. If some had their way, Suarez would not play for Liverpool again after his latest escapade. A biter should not be welcome at the club of Liverpool’s stature they say. Even one who has scored 30 goals this season and who is short-listed for the Premier League Player of the Year award. Even the most virulent Suarez supporter is going to find it difficult to argue why a grown man should be excused for biting a fellow-professional during a sport event. Even Tribalism has its limits. But there again why would Liverpool or any other club terminate the contract of a player who is probably worth $60M on the open market and then watch as another club scoops him up for nothing? Yes, but you say that Liverpool should sell him not terminate his contract. Well, if that is the case then Liverpool would not be taking a stand they would simply be moving a player who has embarrassed them. No higher morale ground in that move. Others have already pointed out that Suarez had already bitten another player before Liverpool signed him so it is even harder to play the holier-than-thou card. The answer is much simpler. The authorities are charged with dispensing punishment for misdemeanors not the clubs. Just let them and lets save all the self-righteous indignation. Suarez in the headlines July 2010 - Playing for Uruguay, Suarez stopped Ghana from scoring the winning goal in the final minute of the 2010 World Cup semi-final by deliberately clearing a ball off the goal line with his hand. Suarez was shown a red card but Ghana missed the penalty kick. The cameras caught an enthusiastic Suarez celebrating Gyan’s miss. The game was then decided by a penalty kick shoot-out and Ghana again fluffed their kicks and Uruguay moved on. Suarez was lambasted for many considered flagrant cheating while some came to his defense by pointing out that Suarez had simply committed a foul, the referee had interpreted the rules correctly and Ghana had an opportunity to score but bungled it. Four months later while playing for Ajax against PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie Suarez bit a PSV player and was suspended by the Dutch FA for seven games. Both bites now. In January 2011 Suarez moved to Liverpool from Ajax and in the fall of the same year Suarez was accused of racially abusing Patrice Evra of Manchester United during a Barclay’s Premier League match. Subsequently, Suarez was fined over $70,000 and suspended for eight matches. Liverpool actively and publicly supported Suarez in his fight against the charges. The next time the two clubs met Suarez refused to shake Evra’s hand during the pre-game protocol. It later came to light that Suarez had told Liverpool officials that he would shake Evra's hand. A day or so later Liverpool issued a statement apologizing for Suarez’s behavior and the player was forced into making a public apology. However, in-between his non-action and apology some Liverpool fans defended Suarez’s action while claiming it was actually Evra who refused a conciliatory gesture. Suarez also received the support of Uruguay captain Diego Lugano for his initial action. During a 2014 World Cup qualifying match at the end of March 2013 the cameras caught Suarez punching Chile defender Jara as the two tussled for position at a corner kick. The referee missed the incident but after the match FIFA announced that they would investigate the incident with the Uruguay FA being given until April 1 7to submit their case. To date no decision has been announced although Suarez will miss Uruguay’s next World Cup qualifier against Venezuela in two months’ time on account of two yellow cards in separate matches.