Liverpool forward Luis Suarez has disputed the English FA’s view that his punishment for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic at the weekend merits a longer punishment than the usual three-game ban.

The FA said in a statement yesterday that the Uruguayan international has accepted a charge of violent conduct but “has denied the FA’s claim that the standard punishment of three matches is clearly insufficient for this offence”.

The incident in Sunday’s 2-2 league draw at Anfield was not seen by match officials and is being retrospectively reviewed.

An Independent Regulatory Commission will hear the case today. The player has already apologised to Serbian defender Ivanovic and been fined by his club.

It was thought Suarez could face a ban of at least six matches or even as many as 10 but the player will have the right to appeal if he feels it is too severe.

The three-person commission will in-clude a former player and will deal with the case under the FA’s fast-track system.

The outcome of the hearing may depend on whether Suarez’s past counts against him in any significant way.

Suarez, who scored a late equaliser against Chelsea on Sunday, received a seven-game ban from the Dutch FA for biting an opponent while playing for Ajax Amsterdam in 2010 shortly before he joined Liverpool.

The 26-year-old, Liverpool’s top scorer in the Premier League this term with 23 goals, served an eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra last season.

There is no standard minimum or maximum punishment for biting in football’s disciplinary code, unlike Rugby Union which has a 12-week recommended suspension for first offences up to a four-year ban for the most serious biting offences.