Reina defends under fire Suarez

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has defended under fire striker Luis Suarez, in the aftermath of the striker's eight game ban. Suarez played his last game for two months last night, as he prepares for a long spell on the sidelines.

Reina has taken a moment to back this team mate, who will be missing for crucial games for the Reds.


"We are all right behind him. He has our full support,'' said Reina. "We made a statement earlier and we said what we thought was the truth. We were together from the very first minute (of the allegations) and it is the minimum we can do for him.


"He is not racist. I am 100percent he is not racist and he has been accused of racism. We showed our support to Luis. We want him and everyone to know we are right behind our team-mate because he is a lovely guy and he has been crucified by some people and it is not fair. Eight games is not even close to be fair.''