Så här säger han i Times:
”The matter is over and I think we’re satisfied that they’ve found the right decision.”
”It’s not about Manchester United and Liverpool at all – it’s nothing to do with that. This is an individual situation where one person was racially abused. It’s never needed anything to light the powder keg, it’s always there. It doesn’t take a lot to remind everyone that this is the biggest derby game (Manchester United against Liverpool) in the country, up until present day, anyway. Things may change the more successful Manchester City become.”
Och så jämför han med den märkliga avstängning som drabbade Patrice Evra efter Chelseamatchen för några säsonger sedan.
”Patrice Evra got that suspension for the incident down at Chelsea when no one was there, just a groundsman and our fitness coach. We were quite astounded at that ourselves. To get a four-match ban for that, we thought, was well over the top for a trivial incident. A confrontation with a groundsman gets you a four-match ban. But it happened and there’s nothing you can do about it, you know.”
