Ayre plays down handshake issue

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has played down the significance of the pre-match handshake between forward Luis Suarez and Manchester United’s Patrice Evra this weekend.

Ayre plays down handshake issue

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has played down the significance of the pre-match handshake between forward Luis Suarez and Manchester United’s Patrice Evra this weekend.

Suarez was found guilty of racially abusing Evra during the corresponding fixture at Anfield last October and the row was further stoked by the Uruguayan’s failure to shake Evra’s hand before the return match at Old Trafford in February.

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