Liverpool forward Luis Suarez has apologised for not shaking
Patrice Evra's hand before his side's 2-1 defeat at
Manchester United with manager Kenny Dalglish also saying
sorry for his reaction.
Joleon Lescott's 62nd-minute goal and a brilliant late save
by goalkeeper Joe Hart sent Manchester City back to the top
of the Premier League with a tense 1-0 win at Aston Villa.
Luis Suarez is a disgrace to Liverpool and should never be
allowed to play for them again, Manchester United manager
Alex Ferguson said after the Uruguayan refused to shake
Patrice Evra's hand.
Manchester United went top of the Premier League after a 2-1
win over Liverpool, with the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra racism
row reigniting, while Tottenham Hotspur beat Newcastle United
5-0.
Manchester City comfortably beat Fulham 3-0 to move three
points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premier
League table as snow engulfed northern England.
Former Blackburn manager Mark Hughes once said that signing
Ryan Nelsen on a free transfer in 2005 was one of his best
pieces of business and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp will now
hope he can look back and say the same thing.
The Premier League match between Everton and leaders
Manchester City at Goodison Park was halted for around four
minutes this morning when a male fan went on to the pitch and
handcuffed himself to a goalpost.
David Silva restored Manchester City's two-point lead in the
Premier League with a 1-0 win over Arsenal after Wayne Rooney
had helped Manchester United go top with a lightning header.
High-flying Chelsea stumbled in the Premier League title race
when a rare mistake by goalkeeper Petr Cech cost them a late
goal in a 1-1 draw at lowly Wigan Athletic.
Wayne Rooney and Nani ended lengthy scoring droughts with two
goals each as Manchester United finished a bad week on an
upbeat note with a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers that
took them to within two points of Premier League leaders
Manchester City.
