Contrite Suarez and Dalglish apologies accepted by United

Manchester United have accepted the apologies of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and manager Kenny Dalglish over their actions at Saturday’s Premier League game at Old Trafford.

United manager Alex Ferguson branded Suarez “a disgrace” and said he should never play for Liverpool again after he refused to shake hands with United defender Patrice Evra prior to the match, having racially abused the Frenchman at Anfield in October.

The Uruguayan yesterday apologised for his actions, as did Dalglish who batted away questions about Suarez’s conduct during a post-match interview with Sky Sports. Dalglish and Reds managing director Ian Ayre both said yesterday they had been misled by Suarez, who had indicated to them he would shake Evra’s hand.