No action over handshake row

by Michelle Fortune , 13 February 2012

The Football Association has decided not to take any action against Manchester United and Liverpool for several incidents during their Premier League clash on Saturday.


Luis Suarez's refusal to shake Patrice Evra's hand prior to kick-off heightened the tension at Old Trafford and as the players made their way down the tunnel at half-time there was a bust-up, resulting in the stewards and police rushing to bringing calm to the situation.

After the final whistle the Liverpool players were escorted down the tunnel, while referee Phil Dowd spoke to Evra for his celebrations in front of Suarez.

The FA reviewed video evidence but decided against taking any action against the clubs, although they plan to speak to both Manchester United and Liverpool about the future conduct of their players.

Meanwhile Liverpool's shirt sponsors have expressed their concerns over Suarez's refusal to shake Evra's hand.

There has been widespread condemnation of Suarez's behaviour, resulting in both the striker and manager Kenny Dalglish to issue an apology, but there could be repercussions for the club after Standard Chartered voiced their concern to the Reds.

"We were very disappointed by Saturday's incident and have discussed our concerns with the club," the bank said in a statement.

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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