Patrice Evra hits Liverpool fans for their lack of ‘class and respect’ over Luis Suarez’s racism case, while sharing an apology letter sent to him by Reds chief executive Peter Moore … staring at Manchester United on the same day bitter opponents at Anfield
- Patrice Evra hits Liverpool fans over Luis Suarez’s racist incident
- Suarez has been fined and banned for eight matches for using the word ‘negrito’ in Evra
- Evra has accused Reds supporters of “lack of class and respect” since the case
- The former Manchester United defender also shared an apology from Liverpool
Patrice Evra was looking for Liverpool fans due to a lack of ‘class and respect’ when the former Manchester United man shared a letter from the club Merseyside in which he apologized for the Luis Suarez incident in 2011.
The Uruguayan forward was banned for eight matches and fined £ 40,000 for using the word ‘negrito’ against Evra during a Premier League match between Liverpool and United at Anfield in 2011.
But immediately after Evra made the allegations against Suarez, Liverpool defended their player and even wore T-shirts in support of the striker ahead of a league match against Wigan in 2012.
Patrice Evra hit Liverpool fans for lack of respect over the 2011 Luis Suarez incident
Suarez (left) received a lengthy ban on using a racial serve at Evra (right) in a 2011 derby match
When Suarez returns later in the season of his ban, he refuses Evra’s offer to shake hands with the Manchester United captain in the return at Old Trafford in 2012.
Along with a picture of a 2019 apology letter from Peter Moore, Liverpool chief executive, Evra hit the Liverpool fans who abused him in the years following the incident.
Evra endorsed the letter before Manchester United’s Premier League match with Liverpool on Sunday: “I wish Liverpool fans had the same respect and class as you Peter Moore.”
This is the first time Evra has shared the letter from Liverpool, which discussed a ‘collective regret’ in support of Suarez after the football club banned him for racist abuse.
Evra shared Reds CEO Peter Moore’s apology letter on social media in October 2019
Evra complained to Liverpool fans about not showing the same respect as their CEO
The French defender opened up about the Suarez incident during an episode of Sky Sports’s Monday night football in October 2019 and Moore feels compelled to write to Evra after hearing his ordeal.
The letter reads: ‘The reason for my correspondence is simple and necessary, we are sorry. We have not apologized long before, and this is a mistake for which we must take responsibility.
‘As a club, we have adhered to our own high standards of inclusivity, equality and fairness when faced with serious but completely justified allegations eight years ago. It is a matter of collective regret.
Moore (above), CEO, wrote to Evra after the former defender spoke about Sky on the incident
Liverpool wore shirts in support of Suarez later that year after Evra made allegations of racism
‘I would hope that subsequent events have shown that we have learned lessons from the period in question. As much as these lessons were painful, they were also absolutely essential, and I want to assure you that we will pay attention to them in the future. ‘
Evra revealed in January 2020 that Moore and Liverpool had apologized to him for the whole scandal after his appearance in 2019 on Monday Night Football.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher and current club captain Jordan Henderson – who both played for Merseyside at the time – have revealed that the Reds made a mistake in supporting Suarez and apologizing to him.
Evra told Sky Sports: ‘I was glad Jamie Carragher apologized. I received a personalized letter from Peter Moore and I was very touched about it.
Suarez (left) then chose not to shake hands with Evra (second right) in the next derby match
‘(He sent the letter) three days after the show. I was like, “Thank you so much, it really touches my heart.”
“But I was disappointed for so long about a big club like Liverpool supporting such a cause.”
The FA has given current Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani a three-match ban after using the same racial term on social media against a friend, despite the Uruguayan’s insistence that it be a friendly term.
Suarez joined the Uruguayan FA and condemned the English FA for handing over the ban to Cavani, which they described as a ‘discriminatory act’.
Liverpool host Manchester United in a leading game on Sunday, with the latter sitting three points ahead of Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League champions.
