Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said on Saturday that the situation surrounding unsettled striker Luis Suarez has been resolved and the club are ready to move on from the affair.

The subject of two failed bids from Arsenal, Suarez was forced to train on his own by Rodgers after declaring he wanted to leave, but the 26-year-old Uruguayan returned to training with his teammates on Friday.

Speaking after Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Stoke City in the opening game of the English Premier League season, Rodgers said he felt the issue had been put to bed.

“I am satisfied with how everything has been resolved and we as a club are looking to the future,” Rodgers told BT Sport.

“There is nothing to be said there. I won’t be saying anything on Luis Suarez and that is only purely out of respect for the (other) players.”

Suarez is suspended for the first six matches of the new season after biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic during a league game at Anfield in April.

He briefly appeared beside the pitch before the game against Stoke, carrying his daughter Delfina, and received a short burst of applause from the fans already inside the stadium.

“He is a part of our team and club and the supporters are a class act here,” said Rodgers.

Speaking ahead of the game, Rodgers had confirmed Suarez was “back in the group”, but he refused to confirm reports that the player had apologised to his teammates for his conduct.