From the official website:
"I have spoken with the manager since the game at Old Trafford and I realise I got things wrong.
I've not only let him down, but also the Club and what it stands for and I'm sorry. I made a
mistake and I regret what happened. I should have shaken Patrice Evra's hand before the game and I
want to apologise for my actions.
What an excellent day of football we all had yesterday, starting with the controversial
Manchester United, Liverpool match at Old Trafford , and a result that went our way with Liverpool
losing 2-1.
I am not so sure about all the Suarez, Evra hype though as it is obvious that there is bad blood
between the two of them, but to the credit of Evra he was willing to shake Suarez's hand before the
match, but Suarez refused.
Liverpool's management had seen and heard enough. Kenny Dalglish's head in the sand post match
interview coming on the heels of Luis Suarez's dastardly snub of Patrice Evra's handshake were
considered damaging enough for their MD, Ian Ayre, to come out condemning their striker.
In particular, Suarez's promise to shake hands with Evra made earlier in the week and then
reneging caused much anger.
Luis Suarez has issued an apology after refusing to shake Patrice Evra's hand during Liverpool's
2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Suarez was roundly criticized for refusing to
shake the hand of Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during Saturday's match after both sides
had agreed before hand that they would do so.
This match was always going to be focused on the saga between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra and
unfortunately things didn't get off to a very good start in a game which saw Liverpool lose
2-1.
Luis Suarez decided not to shake Patrice Evra's hand to which Evra reacted physically to by
attempting to pull Suarez's hand away from De Gea's.
Liverpool might end up in fourth position and wrap up a League Cup, perhaps even an FA Cup
trophy too. At the season's end, however, the most poignant event, the most significant, will still
be the Luis Suarez debacle. This club, Liverpool, of the John Barnes era, which stood up against
continued racism (during the days when bananas were thrown at the England winger, and star
Liverpool player, John Barnes from the terraces) has now sided with a player found guilty of racist
incitement by a tribunal.
Football's season horribilis continues apace. On a day when all eyes were focussed on the horrible
happenings at Old Trafford, There was more sad news in terms of racism, with Manchester City star
announcing that he was closing his Twitter account due to receiving racist abuse from numerous
morons. After recent incidents involving Shola Ameobi [.
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United saw off Liverpool in a fiery encounter at Old
Trafford. The Liverpool born striker grabbed a brace early in the second half, to secure United
fourth consecutive home win in the league against their bitter rivals from the East Lancs Road.
Much had been said before the game [.
Given I only get to the ground about ten minutes before kick-off, I missed the opportunity to
buy the latest edition of Red Issue which went on sale today. Why? Because the GMP,
without receiving a single complaint, deemed the picture on the back page "potentially offensive"
so went about confiscating it and threatening the sellers with arrest.
Como te lo adelante en la mañana de este sabado , el partido comenzó marcado por la polemica
del uruguayo del Liverpool Luis Suárez, quien rechazó dar la mano al defensa del Manchester
United Patrice Evra , aunque Rio Fernidand tampoco le dio la mano al uruguayo , todo al inicio del
encuentro de liga entre ambos equipos en Old Trafford.
El fútbol es tan pasional, que no puedes descuidar un segundo el balón porque pierdes la
jugada que puede terminar en gol y eso te puede hacer acreedor a múltiples insultos, reclamos y a
una gran loza, que solo se remedia con ¨huevos¨, con buenas jugadas, pases acertados, marcaciones
perfectas, sudando la camiseta, incluso con goles que te puedan dar la victoria, porque para eso es
el fútbol, para competir y ganar, ganar como sea, porque la tribuna lo va a celebrar como si
hubiese sido lo más importante de su vida.
By Chris Wright
Police have confirmed that the confiscated all of the copies of the United fanzine, Red Issue,
that were floating around outside Old Trafford today which featured cut-out 'Suarez Is Innocent' Ku
Klux Klan masks for United fans to hold in front of their faces to bait Liverpool as the teams
emerged from the tunnel.
By Chris Wright
So, it was Luis Suarez who refused Patrice Evra's offer of a handshake at Old
Trafford earlier this afternoon...
The mascot is seen here at the exact moment he realises he's not the most immature man on
the pitch
Evra grabbed Suarez, then Rio Ferdinand also refused to shake his hand.
The Greater Manchester Police reportedly confiscated all copies of a Manchester United fanzine
called Red Issue outside of Old Trafford ahead of the big handshake showdown (and football match)
between Man United and Liverpool. The unofficial magazine was deemed "incitement to racial hatred"
for including a cut-out of a KKK mask with the words "LFC" at the top and "Suarez is innocent" at
the bottom in reference to Liverpool's steadfast defense of Luis Suarez even after he was found
guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra and banned for eight matches.
The tension between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra continued after Suarez refused to shake the hand
of Evra prior to Manchester United's league clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford The pair met for
the first time since the race row at Anfield which led to Luis Suarez being given an eight match
ban and with [.
The tension between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra continued after Suarez refused to shake the hand
of Evra prior to Manchester United's league clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford The pair met for
the first time since the race row at Anfield which led to Luis Suarez being given an eight match
ban and with [.
Manchester United and Liverpool will again battle it out for the third time this season with
United still reeling from their FA Cup exit to the Red's last month 2-1 at Anfield, however United
have only lost twice in 33 home games as you can read below in our match facts for todays Battle of
Britain.
Kickoff from Old Trafford at 12:45AM GMT/7:45AM EST
Ways to Watch:
Match live on Sky Sports 1 in the UK and ESPN2/ESPN3 in the US.
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FirstRowSports.eu
CoolSport.
Kickoff from Old Trafford at 12:45AM GMT/7:45AM EST
Ways to Watch:
Match live on Sky Sports 1 in the UK and ESPN2/ESPN3 in the US.
Wiziwig.eu
MyP2P.bz
StopStream.tv
ATDHEnet.tv
FromSport.com
FirstRowSports.eu
CoolSport.
Admit it, there's nothing more exciting than football drama, and
today's United-Liverpool showdown at Old Trafford has all the ingredients that
scream "Phantom Of The SuarezGate II!" Whether Patrice
Evra and Luis Suarez will be :
a) shaking hands (-20 points),
b) doing the Uruguayan cumbia dance (+10 points) or
c) shoving jalapeños down each other's throats (+40 points) ;
Past statistics favour goals from both sides and hopefully mio dios!
Manchester United v Liverpool Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds EPL 11 February
2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
Manchester United can go top of the table with a win as they host rivals Liverpool in the
English Premier League. The match will take place at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on
Saturday, February 11, 2012.
Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson believes that playing at Old Trafford tomorrow afternoon
could actually prove beneficial for the Reds, who have not been at their best at home this
season.
Despite using the Kop to their advantage to knock Manchester City out of the Carling Cup and
Manchester United out of the FA Cup, Liverpool's league form at Anfield has been nothing to rave
about.
2-1 wins for United over Liverpool and Arsenal over Sunderland - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Here's a look at the weekend's biggest Premier League fixtures and the best bets to place this
weekend.
Manchester United v Liverpool
All eyes will be on Old Trafford this weekend when arch rivals Man United and Liverpool face off
in what promises to be a fiery encounter (12.
It will be a hostile atmosphere when United take on arch rivals Liverpool this weekend, and Sir
Alex's side are slightly odds-on at 1.91 with Paddy Power to come out on top in what promises to be
a real hard fought battle.
The game sees Patrice Evra come face to face with Luis Suarez for the first time since the
Liverpool striker was banned for eight games after racially abusing the United defender and the
role of referee Phil Dowd will be crucial.
It's ok... I've got it...Liverpool make the short trip up the M62
on Saturday to face their North West rivals Manchester United. After knocking United out of the FA
Cup last month Liverpool will certainly feel like they have a great chance on Saturday despite the
match being played on United's home turf.
7:45am ET, live in the US on espn2
Last four head-to-head:
2-1 Liverpool (h; FA Cup) 01.28.12
1-1 (h) 10.15.11
3-1 Liverpool (h) 03.06.11
0-1 United (a; FA Cup) 01.09.11
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 0-0 Spurs (h); 3-0 Wolves (a); 2-1 United (h)
United: 3-3 Chelsea (a); 2-0 Stoke (h); 1-2 Liverpool (a)
Goalscorers (league):
Liverpool: Bellamy 6; Suarez 5; Carroll 3; Adam, Gerrard, Maxi, Skrtel 2; Henderson,
Johnson, Kuyt 1
United: Rooney 15; Chicharito 8; Berbatov 7; Nani, Welbeck 6; Anderson, Carrick, Park,
Valencia, Young 2; Fletcher, Giggs, Jones, Scholes, Smalling 1
Referee: Phil Dowd
Guess at a line-up:
Reina
Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique
Spearing Adam
Kuyt Gerrard Bellamy
Suarez
Joy.
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has tipped club teammate Steven Gerrard to lead England
during this summer's Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
A dramatic sequence of events led to Chelsea skipper John Terry losing the Lions armband last
Friday, which was followed by the resignation of manager Fabio Capello, who was upset at not being
consulted by the FA over the captaincy row.
Premier League: Occasione per la fuga Di Raffaele Cautiero La venticinquesima giornata di Premier
League presenta una grande opportunit per le grandi di questo campionato di poter allungare
notevolmente la classifica visto che gli impegni a cui sono sottoposti si mostrano per la maggior
parte semplici e poco insidiosi .
Liverpool travel to Manchester and Old Trafford to face United for the second time in two weeks
in a match that, depending on your resting heart rate, is either mildly exciting or something
that's possibly life threatening. There's as much to cover off the pitch as there is on, but for
everyone's sanity we'll try to just do the football.
Liverpool travel to Manchester and Old Trafford to face United for the second time in two weeks
in a match that, depending on your resting heart rate, is either mildly exciting or something
that's possibly life threatening. There's as much to cover off the pitch as there is on, but for
everyone's sanity we'll try to just do the football.
In the past four seasons, Liverpool have played seven games under three managers against
Manchester United in the league. Four have been Liverpool victories, two have been won by United,
and one has been a draw. And with match number eight coming up on the weekend, it seemed like a
good time to look back at some of the statistics beyond the final score from the seven previous
games to see if any kind of pattern or omen for Saturday's match appears.
By Chris Wright
The following is copy-and-pasted verbatim from a Chelsea forum, in which
former former youth Chelsea player Sam Tillen who now plays his football in Iceland writes
candidly about his experiences as having John Terry as his club captain during his formative
years.
I HATE HIMLiverpool face Man Utd at Old Trafford on Saturday lunch-time in what
may look like a daunting task, to earn points away at the Manchester venue.
On paper, it seems a difficult job to get anything from the game, but I believe Liverpool are in
the right frame of mind to gain at least a point, if not all three against Ferguson's creaking
side.
I HATE HIMLiverpool face Man Utd at Old Trafford on Saturday lunch-time in what
may look like a daunting task, to earn points away at the Manchester venue.
On paper, it seems a difficult job to get anything from the game, but I believe Liverpool are in
the right frame of mind to gain at least a point, if not all three against Ferguson's creaking
side.
Ahead of another match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford this weekend,
Alex Ferguson has made his position on the rash of race-related controversies in the game clear.
He's surprised by it all and demands firm action.
As Richard Whittall of The Footy Blog points out, the fact that these cases are getting
scrutinized and dealt with should be a sign that progress is being made, but Ferguson seems to want
more.
Liverpool were presented with a golden chance of going within 2 points of 4th place after
Chelsea were held to another draw on the weekend against Manchester United.
But it was not to be as Liverpool were held to their eighth league draw at Anfield by a
determined Spurs outfit.
Andy Carroll went close to opening the scoring early on after Steven Gerrard sent through an
inch perfect pass to Carroll who was stopped by an inch perfect tackle by Michael Dawson.
In 2005, FC United of Manchester was founded by disaffected fans of Manchester United. They
created their own club, one that will forever be fan-owned, and began playing at the bottom of the
English football pyramid, about as far from the bright lights of Old Trafford as one can go. From
the beginning, FCUM fan Matthew Wilkinson has been traveling far and wide in support of the club
and photographing much of their adventure as it has gone on.
After another frustrating draw at Anfield, this time against Spurs, Liverpool had to settle for a
scoreless draw with the Londoners.
Despite taking the game to 3rd placed Tottenham, Liverpool failed to break down a stubborn defence
in which Dawson, King and Parker at times excelled at repelling everything Liverpool threw at them.
Manchester United take on Liverpool this weekend as they look to go make up ground on City yet
again. Following the dramatic come back yesterday, managing to get a point from Stamford Bridge
after going 3-0 down, United are now two points off the top.
Luis Suarez, who was banned for eight games after being found guilty of racially abusing Patrice
Evra, returns to the Liverpool squad tonight as they take on Spurs at Anfield.
What do you think of United's result against Chelsea last night, was it a fair one? Andres
Villas-Boas does not. In fact, it would have been a famous victory for him had it not been for
Howard Webb awarding the Red Devils two penalties that changed the face of the game.
VIllas-Boas who believes United's second penalty should have never been awarded, claimed that
Webb seemed to be making up for decisions he made against United in the First half.
