Suarez must take care playing dangerous game

IT was an unfortunate reflection on the quality of Saturday’s match that the latest meeting of Liverpool and Manchester United will only be remembered for a controversy over alleged racism.

Until the FA produce their report on the matter, it’s impossible to know for sure what happened, but Patrice Evra’s accusation that Luis Suarez used racist insults to “to wind [him] up” quickly split supporters along tribal lines, with United fans unanimous in condemnation of Suarez, and Liverpool supporters scrambling to undermine Evra by digging up past incidents where he had allegedly cried wolf.

Yesterday Suarez issued a statement via Twitter and Facebook expressing shock and protesting his innocence: “I’m upset by the accusations of racism. I can only say that I have always respected and respect everybody. We are all the same. I go to the field with the maximum illusion of a little child who enjoys what he does, not to create conflicts.”