Liverpool managing director, Ian Ayre, ruled out the possibility of the occurrence of any unwanted incident in the pre-match handshake ceremony, when the Reds play host to Manchester United on Sunday.
The Premier League outing between the English giants at the weekend will witness both the teams paying their tributes to the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy.
A report of an independent investigation panel last week revealed the actual truth about the reasons behind the worst stadium related accident in Britain’s history which occurred in 1989. According to its findings, the police, not the fans, were responsible
for the stampede which took place in the terrace-stand of the Sheffield Stadium.
In order to honour the memory of all the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 fans that lost their lives that day, both Liverpool and United will release balloons, having the names of the victims inscribed on them, in the air before the start of the game.
And it seems that the row between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra will carry little or no significance on Sunday.
The former had earlier refused to shake hands with the Red Devils defender in a pre-match handshake ceremony in February. However, the possibility of a repeat of that incident remains highly unlikely, given the emotional nature of the fixture.
The notion was confirmed by Ayre, who claimed that the match on Sunday will be played in the best spirit and that both the clubs want to pay their tributes to the Hillsborough victims in a fitting manner.
“We will be doing a handshake as normal. As regards to the Luis Suarez-http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231 thing, I think it's just a non-story for this day. Despite what the media says, nobody has gone and told Luis Suarez what to do,” he told the reporters.
“I think those players, like every other player on the pitch that day and everybody in the stadium, will recognise this isn't a day to talk about who is going to shake whose hand. This is about everybody being together for a much more important cause.”
The game on Sunday will be Liverpool’s first at home, since the investigation panel issued its verdict last week.
The managing director feels that the Reds can present the fans with a perfect gift by beating their long time rivals, and that the entire football world will follow the match closely.
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