Rooney tweets that Luis should have gone
WAYNE ROONEY has turned up the heat on Liverpool ahead of their clash with Manchester United next Saturday by claiming that Luis Suarez should have been sent off in last night’s 0-0 draw with Tottenham. Suarez, returning to action for the Reds since his eight-game suspension for racially abusing Patrice Evra ended, was booked just five minutes after coming off the bench, Suarez cautioned for aiming a kick at Scott Parker.
“If ref sees that kick from Suarez and books him for it, it should be red,” Rooney said on Twitter and in response to criticism from fans, then defended his own record.
“For everyone saying about my aggression I ain’t had 1 yellow card in premier league this season,” he said.
But Reds boss Kenny Dalglish refused to be drawn into a battle with the United forward. “Why don’t you tweet Wayne back? I don’t have a view on what they’ve tweeted, especially when I’ve not seen it.
“If Gary Neville or Wayne were standing there and asked me the question I could answer them but I don’t think you can speak for them. I think I’ll just plead the fifth amendment.” Dalglish said.
Dalglish welcomed Luis Suarez back from a lengthy absence in the draw with Tottenham but again said he should never have served a ban. Uruguayan Suarez returned as a substitute in the 0-0 stalemate after an eight-game ban for racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra.
“It’s fantastic to have him back. He should never have been out in the first place,” said Dalglish.
“Luis Suarez doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone at Liverpool FC.”
Suarez, who came on in the 66th minute, was booked within minutes for kicking Scott Parker in the midriff. But Dalglish added: “Every time he gets the ball you think he’s going to do something. We don’t think he should ever have been away but we are delighted to have him back.”
Dalglish’s comments revisited the FA’s verdict on Suarez just four days before he is scheduled to face Evra and United at Old Trafford for the first time since their clash in the Premier League clash at Anfield in October.
