The Liverpool forward was once again the centre of attention as his controversial performance ensured Uruguay took a step closer to Brazil 2014

Luis Suarez is at the centre of a new diving controversy after Uruguay beat Peru 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Friday.

Peru coach Sergio Markarian slammed referee Patricio Loustau for sending off Victor Yotun for a clash with Suarez in the first half.

The Uruguay forward fell theatrically to the ground following the clash with Yotun who was shown a straight red card.

Marakarian told reporters: “I’ll do my best to make sure this referee does not go to the World Cup because I’m not ashamed to say it was totally decisive.

“What Yotun did was silly but I’ve seen worse, like elbows or persistent simulation that goes unpunished.”

Four minutes earlier Suarez earned his side a penalty – from which he scored – when he went to ground following a challenge from Christian Ramos, though, replays showed there was minimal contact.

Liverpool’s striker is currently serving a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.

Peru are now five points behind Uruguay, who occupy the fifth-place play-off position in the Conmebol qualifying pool.

Luis Suarez will dominate the headlines after a two controversial incidents helped earn Uruguay a win in Conmebol World Cup qualifying.

The Uruguayans cemented their hold on fifth place in the South American standings after a 2-1 win over 10-man Peru in Lima.

Suarez scored the opening goal from the penalty spot after going down easily in the area after a challenge by his marker.

The Liverpool striker then created more controversy by falling to the ground after minimal contact from Victor Yotun’s challenge that saw the Peruvian defender given a straight red card.

There was still more to come as Suarez completed his brace by smashing the ball into the roof of the net from the edge of the penalty area.

The home side did ensure a nervy last few minutes for Uruguay after Jefferson Farfan’s superb, curling free kick in the 84th minute but the visitors held on for victory.

Peru started the better of the two sides with Claudio Pizarro firing their best chance straight at Uruguay custodian Fernando Muslera after 12 minutes.

Uruguayan captain Diego Lugano was then lucky not to be sent off a few minutes later after a flying elbow against Jefferson Farfan was deemed only a free-kick.

Enter Suarez, who appeared to dive in winning the penalty for his first goal on 43 minutes before he reacted theoretically to minor contact from Yotun that saw the defender sent off four minutes later.

Peru was subject to waves of attacks in the second-half with Suarez and Edinson Cavani linking up menacingly to provide regular threats on the home side’s goal.

It was poetic that Suarez provided the final blow to Peru, as he picked up the ball on the edge of the area and drove a brilliant shot into the roof of net in the 67th minute leaving goalkeeper Raul Fernandez  no chance.

Farfan’s brilliant dead-ball strike from outside the area gave Peru hope but they couldn’t find an equaliser.

The Peruvian fans showed their disgust by throwing objects from the stands at Suarez in the latter stages of the game, upset at the performance of the striker, who was a surprise starter in the Uruguayan first eleven after a lack of match practice.

Suarez, who became Uruguay’s all-time top scorer with his two strikes, is currently serving a 10-match ban for Liverpool in the English Premier League after biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic last season.

Three points for Uruguay saw them hold a game in hand and a three-point gap over sixth-placed Venezuela with a possible play-off for a World Cup position looming against either Jordan or Uzbekistan from Asia if they maintain fifth spot.

The Champions League winner also suggests England’s young players have shown they “are not good enough” to go on to win the World Cup, but is confident those problems can be fixed

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says there are plenty of English youngsters in Premier League academies, but still thinks there are “too many foreigners” in the domestic game.

Greg Dyke, chairman of the Football Association, highlighted a number of issues in English football this week, including the failure of homegrown youngsters to break into the first teams of England’s biggest clubs.

But while Carragher agrees there is a problem, he believes things are better than suggested: “English football is not packed with foreign teenagers taking the place of local talent,” he wrote in his Daily Mail column.

“If you look at the latest team sheets of the biggest clubs, at Under-18 level you uncover something astonishing, something that new FA chairman Greg Dyke will welcome. 

“Chelsea, FA Youth Cup finalists for the last two seasons, included some exotic names, such as Fankaty Dabo, Ola Aina, Mukhtar Ali and Jay Dasilva, in their team. They are all English.”

Carragher highlighted that Chelsea had nine English youngsters in their line-up in a recent match against Everton, while the Toffees, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City all boasted similar numbers.

The former defender, who retired at the end of last season, claimed that a rule that allows foreign youngsters to be classed as ‘homegrown’ after three seasons in a Premier League academy is a “big con” and should be scrapped.

“This is what Mr Dyke must fix,” he added.

“Don’t get me wrong, finding a way into the first team ahead of established foreign stars should encourage greater competition and increase standards.

“I played with Sami Hyypia, Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres – and you can’t tell me that playing with Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla will not improve Jack Wilshere as a footballer.

“But there are too many foreigners. It’s too easy for clubs to buy cheaper abroad rather than risk a young player coming through.”

England’s Under-20 and Under-21 teams were knocked out of their respective summer tournaments at the group stage after failing to pick up a single victory between them earlier this year.

And Carragher suggests the youth teams have shown they are not good enough to meet Dyke’s target and win the World Cup in 2022, but is confident that can be turned around.

“From the evidence of the summer we do not have a team in the making to win a major tournament in the time-frame suggested by the FA chairman, because they will be the players who go on to represent England at senior level,” he continued.

“They are the best we’ve got at the moment and, on the evidence of what we have seen, they aren’t good enough. 

“However, scrap the homegrown rule and pack youth teams with English talent fighting for a place in the best league in the world and perhaps we will have a breeding ground for future success.”