Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has revealed he received a personal apology from Liverpool over their handling of Luis Suarez racism case in 2011.
After a two-month investigation into claims the forward racially abused Evra, Luis Suarez was given an eight-game ban by the Football Association.
A day after he was found guilty of misconduct for using insulting words to Evra, which includes a reference to his skin colour, Liverpool wore ‘Suarez 7’ T-shirts as they warmed up for their game against Wigan.
Last October, Jamie Carragher conceded Liverpool got it ‘completely wrong’ – apologising to Evra during a Sky Sports broadcast.
Evra has now revealed he received a further apology over the way Liverpool handled the racism case, this one from Anfield.
“I received a personal letter from (Liverpool chief executive) Peter Moore,” Evra told Sky Sports ahead of Liverpool vs Man United on Sunday. “I was really touched about it.
“He said he hopes it’s never too late because this incident happened nine years ago.
“I received a personal letter from Peter Moore. He said he hopes it’s never too late. Now I see it’s real honest people working for this club.”
“I was like: ‘Thank you very much, this letter touched my heart’.
“I was really disappointed that such a big club like Liverpool supported a big cause like that but now I see it’s real honest people working for this club.
“And I have great respect for Liverpool now because they are fighting against problems for the human race.
“I said: ‘I hope you’re not going to win the league!’ – because it was three years ago! But it showed that Liverpool are a top class club.”
