( CNN ) -- Luis Suarez returned to the Liverpool team for the first time since serving his ban for biting an opponent -- but not even his presence could detract from his team 's toothless display . The Uruguay striker , who was suspended by the English Football Association after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last April , played the full 90 minutes during Wednesday 's 1-0 League Cup defeat by fierce rival Manchester United . Suarez , 26 , was heavily fined by the club following the incident and had been linked with a move away from Anfield before stating his desire to stay on Merseyside . Return . In his first competitive outing for Liverpool since last season , he looked short of match practice and wasted several opportunities during an uninspiring contest . Javier Hernandez 's second-half strike gave United manager David Moyes a much-needed victory following his side 's 4-1 Premier League defeat by neighbor Manchester City last Sunday . Liverpool had chances of its own and Suarez did hit the crossbar with a sweetly struck free kick . The return of the English Premier League 's `` enfant terrible '' had been greeted with much anticipation -- but there was little in the way of controversy on this occasion . Hate figure . Suarez is a hate figure at Old Trafford after he was found guilty by the FA of racially abusing United 's Patrice Evra in 2011 . He was hit with an eight-match ban and fined $ 63,000 . Suarez also courted controversy in Holland while at Ajax where he was banned for seven games after biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal 's shoulder during a match in November 2010 . He is set to make his first Premier League start this season at bottom club Sunderland on Sunday . Meanwhile , League Cup holder Swansea suffered a 3-1 defeat at 2011 winner Birmingham City while there were also wins for Arsenal , Newcastle and Stoke . Serie A . Elsewhere in Europe , Roma is the only side left in the Italian top flight with a 100 % record after securing a 2-0 away win over Sampdoria -- its best start to a Serie A season . Second-half goals from Mehdi Benatia -- his first in Serie A -- and another from Gervinho ensured Rudi Garcia 's side moved two points clear at the top of the table thanks to a fifth successive league win of the season . Rafa Benitez 's Napoli was surprisingly held 1-1 at home by bottom-of-the-table Sassuolo , which had suffered a shock 7-0 home defeat to Inter Milan at the weekend and prior to Wednesday had failed to win a single point . The draw left Napoli two points behind Roma and level with champion Juventus , which won 2-1 at Chievo . AC Milan scored twice in the dying minutes to draw 3-3 at Bologna , while Lazio bounced back from its derby defeat to Roma by beating 10-man Catania 3-1 . Inter Milan could join Napoli and Juve on 13 points if it wins at home to Fiorentina on Thursday . Ligue 1 . In France , Ligue 1 leader Monaco remained two points clear of champion Paris Saint-Germain with a 3-0 victory at home to Bastia . Emmanuel Riviere opened the scoring for Monaco before Ligue 1 's top scorer Radamel Falcao 's brace helped maintain Monaco 's unbeaten start to the season . PSG 's record signing Edinson Cavani netted the only goal in first-half stoppage time as Laurent Blanc 's side won 1-0 away to lowly Valenciennes . `` We burned a lot of energy in the Monaco match and only had three days to recover . It was a difficult match in all senses , '' PSG coach Blanc told reporters , referring to Sunday 's 1-1 draw with the promoted principality club . `` But the important thing is to have taken the three points because we 'll have plenty of matches like that over the course of the season . '' It was Valenciennes ' sixth successive defeat , which left the club second from bottom on just three points . La Liga . Cristiano Ronaldo netted a dramatic penalty to give Real Madrid a fortuitous 2-1 win over newly promoted Elche . Ronaldo had given Real a 51st minute lead before Elche hit back through Richmond Boakye in the first minute of added time . But Real snatched victory at the death when Ronaldo slotted home from the spot to break Elche hearts .
Luis Suarez made a return to action after his 10-match ban for biting an opponent . The striker played against Manchester United at Old Trafford . Cristiano Ronaldo rescues Real Madrid at home . Juventus continues perfect start to Serie A season .