( CNN ) -- Love him or loathe him , controversial striker Luis Suarez proved just why Liverpool find it hard to live without him . The mercurial Uruguayan returned to reignite Liverpool 's Premier League campaign as the Reds moved up to second with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland . Suarez was playing in his first league game since serving a 10 match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last April . But Sunday was a day of celebrations not recriminations as Suarez dedicated his two goals to his newborn son Benjamin . After collecting Daniel Sturridge 's pass across the box to slot in his first goal , Suarez lifted his Liverpool top to reveal a t-shirt dedicated to his wife , daughter and new son `` Benja . '' A black vest top bearing the same message was proudly on display when Sturridge and Suarez repeated their feat on the break in the closing stages of the match . Suarez needed just one touch as he stroked in his strike partner 's cross in the 88th minute . Sturridge was the first name on the score sheet at the Stadium of Light when he bundled in Steven Gerrard 's corner in the first half . The ball glanced off the England striker 's arm and into the net but the incident was not deemed to be a deliberate hand ball by the match officials and the goal stood . Sunderland , playing their first match since manager Paolo di Canio was axed seven days ago , may have felt luck was not quite on their side . Italian summer signing Emanuele Giaccherini raced on to a loose ball , scoring early in the second half to give Sunderland hope . The home side pressed on , creating chances , but interim manager Kevin Ball had to watch another defeat from the sidelines for England 's rock bottom club . Sunderland continue the season still searching for a first win . In Sunday 's first Premier League match , Norwich City earned a 1-0 away win at Stoke City thanks to a solitary goal from Jonathan Howson . The midfielder sent a dipping low drive from 25 yards out past Stoke keeer Asmir Begovic . Stoke had a penalty appeal turned down in the second half when Leroy Fer appeared to pull back Kenwyne Jones inside the area . `` It 's a penalty , '' said Stoke manager Mark Hughes after the match . `` But we 're not going to hide behind that decision . `` If we 're honest , Norwich deserved to win because we did n't do enough . '' In Italy , Juventus came out on top in the Turin derby with a slender 1-0 victory over hometown rivals Torino . France midfielder Paul Pogba nodded in a second half header to keep Juve level on points with Serie A leaders Napoli . Inter Milan were on the verge of closing the gap on the league leaders before Radja Nainggolan equalized for Cagliari , meaning Inter had to settle for a 1-1 draw .
Liverpool move up to second in the Premier League with 3 - 0 win over Sunderland . Fernando Suarez scores twice with England 's Daniel Neville also on the score sheet . Italian Emanuele Giaccherini grabs a goal for rock bottom Liverpool . Norwich collect a 1 - 0 away win at Stoke City as Jonathan Howson scores .