Patrice Evra lashes out at Liverpool fans for their lack of ‘class and respect’ over Luis Suarez’s racism case, while sharing a letter of apology sent to him by Reds CEO Peter Moore … the same day Manchester United met bitter rivals at Anfield
- Patrice Evra has attacked Liverpool fans over the racism incident involving Luis Suarez
- Suarez was fined and banned for eight games for using the word ‘negrito’ with Evra
- Evra has condemned the Reds’ supporters for a “lack of class and respect” since the case
- The ex-Manchester United defender also shared a letter of apology from Liverpool
Patrice Evra has delved into Liverpool fans for a lack of ‘class and respect’ when the former Manchester United man shared a letter from the Merseyside club apologizing for the Luis Suarez incident in 2011.
The Uruguayan forward was banned for eight games 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 forward for a league game against Wigan in 2012.
Patrice Evra has attacked the Liverpool fans for disrespecting the Luis Suarez incident in 2011
Suarez (left) received a long-term ban for using a racial slur on Evra (right) in a 2011 derby match
When Suarez returned from his ban later in the season, he declined Evra’s offer to shake hands with the Manchester United captain in the return match at Old Trafford in 2012.
Along with an image of a 2019 apology letter from Liverpool CEO Peter Moore, Evra knocked out the Liverpool fans who abused him in the years following the incident.
Evra captioned the letter for Manchester United’s Premier League match with Liverpool on Sunday: ‘I wish the Liverpool fans had the same respect and class as you Peter Moore.’
It is the first time Evra has shared Liverpool’s letter, which spoke of a ‘collective regret’ in supporting Suarez after the Football Association banned him for racist abuse.
Evra shared the letter of apology Reds CEO Peter Moore sent to social media in October 2019
Evra slammed Liverpool fans for not showing the same respect as their chief executive
The French defender had opened up about the Suarez incident on an October 2019 episode of Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, and Moore felt compelled to write to Evra after hearing about his ordeal.
The letter read, “The reason for my correspondence is both simple and necessary, we owe you an apology. It was remiss of us not to apologize for long, and that is a mistake for which we must take responsibility.
‘As a club, we fell short of our own high standards of inclusivity, equality and fairness when we were faced with your serious but perfectly valid allegations eight years ago. This is a matter of collective regret.
CEO Moore (above) wrote to Evra after the ex-defender spoke out about the incident on Sky
Liverpool wore shirts in support of Suarez later that year after Evra made allegations of racism
‘I hope that later events have shown that we have learned lessons from the period in question. As painful as those lessons were, they were absolutely necessary and I want to assure you that we will continue to pay attention to them in the future. ‘
Evra revealed in January 2020 that Moore and Liverpool had sent him an apology for the entire scandal following his 2019 performance on Monday Night Football.
In addition, ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher and current captain Jordan Henderson – who at the time both played for the Merseyside club – revealed that the Reds had made a mistake in publicly supporting Suarez and apologized to him.
Evra said of Sky Sports, “I was glad Jamie Carragher apologized. I received a personal letter from Peter Moore and it really touched me.
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, this really touches my heart.”
“But I was very disappointed for so long with a big club like Liverpool supporting such a goal.”
The FA gave current Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani a three-game suspension after using the same racial term on social media against a friend, despite the Uruguayan insisting it was a friendly term.
Suarez joined the Uruguayan FA and condemned the English FA for imposing the ban on Cavani, which they described as a ‘discriminatory act’.
Liverpool will host Manchester United in a top-of-the-table clash on Sunday, with the latter three points ahead of Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League champion.
