Rodgers wants Suarez apology

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers spoke to the media after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Celtic earlier today to stress that Liverpool won’t be selling Luis Suarez [do they think we haven’t heard them the first 500 times?] and to stress that Suarez needs to issue an apology to his teammates – something that wasn’t required of him when he went all racist if I remember correctly.

Suarez, who has been forced to train on his own and has been left out of the last two Liverpool friendlies with a ‘foot injury’ [also known as transferitis] will be welcomed back in to the camp when he’s committed to the Liverpool cause says Rodgers who sounds more and more like he’s leading a cult than a football club with every passing statement.

Rodgers said

“I spoke with John W Henry when we were in Norway during the week, and we’re all on the same page really,” Rodgers said after watching his side lose 1-0 to Celtic in Dublin in their final pre-season friendly.

“We’re adamant that he [Suárez] won’t be going to Arsenal, that’s for sure. We want to keep him.

“Initially there’ll be a recognition that an apology to his team-mates [is needed],” he continued.

“Luis Suárez, from the day I’ve walked in here, has fought tirelessly for the club. So when I’ve seen him and how he’s been over a period of time, I know it’s not the Luis Suárez that I know.

“I have to protect the great supporters of this club and the players because they deserve more than that.

“He’s spent some days working on his own. The group has been separate to that and working very hard. I think when he comes back from his international trip, we’ll assess it from there.

“He’s a world-class striker, and when he’s committed to the cause of playing for Liverpool, we’ll welcome him back with open arms.

“There’s been lots of speculation about all these clubs. I was made aware at the end of last season that we were going to have a number of clubs come in for him. We’ve had one [from Arsenal], and that’s been it. Our intention is to keep Luis Suárez, so the story’s the same really.”

How this transfer is going to play out I’m not sure but one thing is for sure, Liverpool won’t be shutting up about it any time soon.