Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Kenny Dalglish’s handling of the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra racism row last season ultimately cost the former Liverpool manager his job at Anfield
Centre of attention: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson (centre) leaves the team hotel ahead of a first-team training session in Durban, South Africa Photo: GETTY IMAGES
Ferguson, currently in South Africa on the first-leg of Manchester United's pre-season tour, delivered a stinging response to claims this week by Suarez that United’s ‘political power’ led to his eight-game suspension and £40,000 fine for racially abusing Patrice Evra.
That came during a Premier League fixture at Anfield last October, and Ferguson said: "If Suarez keeps on making headlines out of it, it’s not going to go away."
Uruguayan forward Suarez, who was found by an Independent Regulatory Commission to have directed the word ‘negro’ towards Evra seven times during the 1-1 draw, was offered unstinting public backing by Dalglish throughout the long-running affair.
That came despite going on to be described as having given "unreliable and inconsistent evidence" within the 115-page report into the investigation.
Dalglish earned criticism for wearing a T-shirt in support of Suarez prior to a game at Wigan last December and the Scot subsequently issued an apology for "not conducting myself in a way befitting of a Liverpoolmanager" during a television interview in the wake of Suarez’s refusal to shake Evra’s hand prior to the league game at Old Trafford in February
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