Liverpool sponsors Standard Chartered admit disappointment at Luis Suarez's refusal to shake Patrice Evra's hand

The bank pays the Anfield outfit £20 million per year, but have revealed they discussed their concerns with the club in a very robust conversation after the game at Old Trafford

Feb 13, 2012 2:37:00 PM

By Joe Doyle

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Liverpool's shirt sponsors Standard Chartered have revealed that they were "very disappointed" by Luis Suarez’s refusal to shake Patrice Evra’s hand before the 2-1 loss to Manchester United on Saturday.

It was the striker’s first start since his eight-game ban for racially abusing the left-back and with tensions high ahead of the game, the bank felt they were forced to intervene.

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The Uruguayan and manager Kenny Dalglish apologised the following day for the striker’s actions.

"We were very disappointed by Saturday's incident and have discussed our concerns with the club” a statement read, with a source claiming that: "It was a very robust conversation."

The bank pays the club £20 million per year to sponsor the club after being attracted by its large Asian supporter base.

The news comes after it was announced that the UK government will host a summit in the near future on the issue of racism in football following both this and the incident involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand.

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