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PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor calls for Patrice Evra & Luis Suarez to shake hands when Manchester United host Liverpool
The supremo hopes the duo can move on from the racism row to shake hands ahead of kick-off when the two sides meet in the Premier League at Old Trafford at the weekend
08-Feb-2012 4:33:31 AM
By Danny Hart
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PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor believes Manchester United defender Patrice Evra should shake Luis Suarez's hand when his side face Liverpool on Saturday.
Suarez returned to action in the 0-0 draw with Tottenham at Anfield on Monday following an eight-match suspension after being found guilty of racially abusing the Frenchman in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
But Taylor hopes the players shake hands ahead of kick-off at Old Trafford and says it will do good for the game if the duo can move on from the incident.
He told Sky Sports News: "I would hope that would take place, that would be a sign that having gone through the situation that those two players would shake hands and we can move on.
"If they can accept that having paid that penalty, like Suarez has, that you learn from it and move on.
"That's the only chance we've got, if we can do that.
"If you keep things festering it will only exacerbate how the problem was initially, and in that way we will be losing the battle."
QPR and Chelsea had a request accepted by the FA to waive the pre-match handshake when Anton Ferdinand and John Terry met in the FA Cup fourth round, but a request is not expected ahead of the clash at Old Trafford.
Suarez returned to action in the 0-0 draw with Tottenham at Anfield on Monday following an eight-match suspension after being found guilty of racially abusing the Frenchman in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
But Taylor hopes the players shake hands ahead of kick-off at Old Trafford and says it will do good for the game if the duo can move on from the incident.
He told Sky Sports News: "I would hope that would take place, that would be a sign that having gone through the situation that those two players would shake hands and we can move on.
"If they can accept that having paid that penalty, like Suarez has, that you learn from it and move on.
"That's the only chance we've got, if we can do that.
"If you keep things festering it will only exacerbate how the problem was initially, and in that way we will be losing the battle."
QPR and Chelsea had a request accepted by the FA to waive the pre-match handshake when Anton Ferdinand and John Terry met in the FA Cup fourth round, but a request is not expected ahead of the clash at Old Trafford.
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