Saturday 24 December 2011

Liverpool's Kenny Dalglish defends team over Luis Suarez support

Liverpool's Kenny Dalglish defends team over Luis Suarez support
Friday, 23 December 2011

Liverpool manager, Kenny Dalglish, defends his players, were criticised, public backing,Luis Suarez,

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has defended his players after they were criticised for their public backing of Luis Suarez.The team issued a statement and wore T-shirts in support of the striker after he was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra.


The move drew criticism from a number of black footballers, including Paul McGrath and Jason Roberts.But Dalglish insisted: "I don't think the players have caused any trouble."If I was in Glen Johnson's situation, I'd have thrown the shirt to the floor Suarez was given an eight-match ban and fined £40,000 by the Football Association after being found guilty of using insulting words to Evra during a game at Anfield on 15 October.Suarez's comments included a reference to the defender's colour.Liverpool insist their player is not a racist and have repeatedly declared their support for the 24-year-old."I think that is the least he deserves," added Dalglish, who said Suarez had been "quite emotional and very grateful" for the support he had received.The Liverpool players reinforced their backing for Suarez by issuing a strongly worded statement on Tuesday condemning the FA for its actions.....

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