Players’ union chief, Clarke Carlisle, let out his optimism that the handshake ceremony will go ahead without any controversies, when Liverpool play host to Manchester United on Sunday.
The two giants of English football will lock horns in a crunch match at Anfield, which could prove out to be a temperamental affair.
The last game between the two, which was played at Old Trafford, will be remembered more for the actions of Luis Suarez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231.
During a pre-match handshake ceremony, the Uruguayan International refused to shake hands with the Red Devils defender, with the subsequent events denting the relationship between their respective clubs.
The Liverpool owners were forced to intervene to diffuse the tension between the two sides. The then Anfield manager, Kenny Dalglish and Suarez later tended an apology to United for their actions.
Earlier, the Reds striker received an eight-match embargo from the FA, after being found guilty of racially assaulting the Frenchman.
Even though the FA will be desperate to avoid repeat of the incident which took place at Old Trafford in February, the situation might not entirely be in their control.
On Saturday, an event of similar nature occurred when QPR’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 did not shake hands with each other, sparking boos and jeers from the fans.
However, Carlisle was confident that the match on Sunday will go ahead without any unwanted incident.
He pointed out that the Ferdinand-Terry case was an ongoing thing, while both United and Liverpool will be desperate to put the Suarez-Evra episode behind them.
“We have tried our best as a union to get all four clubs together,” he told the reporters in an interview.
“With QPR and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809, they as clubs have decided that they want to try and put it to bed and
they want everybody else to help them to do that.”
In order to avoid inflammation between teams, some people are of the opinion that the pre- match handshake ceremony should be scrapped from the games in which a controversy of some nature is expected.
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