12 December 2011

Kenny Dalglish and Warnock hail Suarez

Kenny Dalglish and his opposite number Neil Warnock were both full of praise for Luis Suarez after his match-winning performance against QPR.

The Uruguay forward scored the only goal of the game to ensure the newspapers will make happier reading than they did following defeat at Fulham earlier in the week which brought two FA charges.


Dalglish reflected: "The headlines don't matter, do they? But there'll be nice headlines for him tomorrow. He scored with a header, which doesn't happen too often, and he played really well."


QPR boss Warnock followed his counterpart into the press room and added: "I think Suarez looked amazing today.


"Oh to manage him."


On the performance as a whole, Dalglish felt his players were worthy winners.


"Some of the football we played was brilliant in the first half," he said.


"We will continue doing what we're doing. We cannot change our beliefs.


"It was an excellent performance, we made a lot of chances, we got one goal and they never got any. Three points for us - the points tally is no less than we deserved but maybe the goals tally was. But one is enough when the other team don't get an opportunity.


"The players showed great courage and belief to continue what we've been doing, and that's pass and move, get into the box and create chances - one day we're going to take them."


Warnock was in agreement that Liverpool deserved to take all three points.


"They pass it around for fun," he said. "The players they've got, they're going to cause any team a problem.


"They were the better side. Most people in the ground might have thought we'd go four or five down but we showed great resolve."

11 December 2011

Luis Suarez returned to goalscoring form

09 December 2011

Liverpool fury over Suarez charge

Liverpool were in a state of indignation last night after the Football Association charged their striker Luis Suarez with improper conduct over what appeared to be an indecent gesture towards Fulham fans on Monday night and also deemed the club guilty of failing to control its players during their 1-0 defeat.

Liverpool's manager, Kenny Dalglish, will be asked for his reaction at his weekly press conference today and it may be incendiary, given that Suarez is already facing an FA charge over alleged racist abuse towards Manchester United's Patrice Evra during the clubs' match at Anfield in October – another charge which Liverpool have rejected.

The FA's governance and regulation committee, which analysed images taken from Fulham's Putney End, have concluded that the Uruguayan did raise the middle finger of his left hand to home fans who had subjected him to abuse during the defeat. The additional decision to charge Liverpool with "failing to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion, following the dismissal of Jay Spearing", stems from the way in which the referee, Kevin Friend, was surrounded by Martin Skrtel, Charlie Adam, Craig Bellamy and Glen Johnson after Spearing's fateful 72nd-minute challenge on Moussa Dembele.

08 December 2011

Luis Suarez charged with improper conduct

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been charged with improper conduct following an alleged gesture he made towards Fulham fans on Monday night, the Football Association have announced.

The incident was captured by photographers as the Uruguayan left the pitch at the end of Liverpool's 1-0 defeat, and he has until 4pm on Monday to respond to the charge.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have been charged by the FA with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion following the controversial sending-off of Jay Spearing in the second half.

Liverpool's players reacted angrily after Spearing was shown a straight red card by referee Kevin Friend for a tackle on Moussa Dembele in the 72nd minute.

The club, who have opted not to appeal against the decision, also have until 4pm on Monday to decide whether they will contest the charge.

A short statement on Liverpool's website tonight read: "Liverpool FC today received notification from the Football Association of their decision to charge both the club and Luis Suarez following the game against Fulham.

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