Comment & analysis round-up

Quote of the day: “I couldn’t believe it. I just couldn’t believe it. I had a chat with Patrice this morning and he said, ‘I’m going to shake his hand — I have nothing to be ashamed of, I want to keep my dignity’ and then Suarez refuses. He’s a disgrace to Liverpool Football Club. Some players should not be allowed to play for Liverpool again. With the history that club’s got and in a situation like today, he could have caused a riot. I was really disappointed in that guy. That was terrible what he did. It created a tension — the referee didn’t know what to do about it, it caught him off guard. It was a terrible start to the game and a terrible atmosphere it created.” – Sir Alex Ferguson.

Runner-up: “After seeing what I saw I decided not to shake his hand. He’s not got the respect that he needs to have in these situations and acknowledge he’s made a mistake and say sorry. I lost all respect for the guy after that. It could have been resolved today, maybe, between the two people who are involved. After this, it’s not great. It’s disappointing. I expected more from the other guy but it wasn’t to be.” – Rio Ferdinand.

Harry Redknapp: “They’ve been great to me since I’ve been here, the fans, I’ve enjoyed every minute at Tottenham. It’s gone well for me here and I think we all appreciate each other. Things are going well, we’ve just got to keep focusing on the next game. We’ve got some great games to come. If it ever happened and I got the offer you’d have to consider that, but at the moment I’m just focusing purely on Tottenham. I’m not going to leave them in the lurch. Everyone’s been great to me, it’s going well here and we’ve just got to keep going.”

Wayne Rooney :”For everyone asking I would love to be England captain. But that’s up to (the) new manager to decide. Gerrard is (the) perfect choice for me.”

Thierry Henry: ”You can never say never. I felt just like a kid who scores his first goal for the team he loves. If Arsenal need some help one day I will be around.”

Top stories

The Luis Suarrez-Patrice Evra non-handshake and aftermath

Liverpool’s Kenny Dalglish plays dumb to leave his dignity in tatters (Daniel Taylor, Observer) “Outraged by everything and ashamed of nothing, Kenny Dalglish’s response over Luis Suárez sums up the paranoia enveloping Liverpool.”

Dalglish is reduced to a scowling, sneering bar-room bully (Patrick Collins, Mail on Sunday)

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is walking alone in standing by Luis Suarez (Henry Winter, Sunday Telegraph)

Luis Suarez’s failure to accept Patrice Evra’s hand undermines Liverpool’s unwavering support of him (Jim White, Sunday Telegraph)

Petulant Suarez is quite simply damaging Liverpool (Gary Neville, Mail on Sunday)

Suarez destroys club’s attempts to restore name (Ian Herbert, Independent on Sunday)

Harry Redknapp for England

Redknapp will see out the season with Spurs (Bob Cass, Mail on Sunday)

Harry Redknapp will lead England into the Euro 2012 Finals this summer (Paul Smith, Sunday Mirror)

Old-school charm and new-school nous make Harry Redknapp England’s No1 (David James, Observer)

Choose Harry, then give the next English batch a chance (Ian Holloway, Independent on Sunday)

If Harry can’t get England out of jail, we may as well throw away the key (James Corrigan, Independent on Sunday)

England are in rude health following the departure of failed manager Fabio Capello (Henry Winter, Sunday Telegraph)

England MUST get it right now for the next 10 years (Gary Neville, Mail on Sunday)

Gossip

Carlos Tevez heading back to Manchester to help City’s title charge (Steve Bates, People) “Carlos Tevez is heading back to Manchester on Tuesday – and a sensational return to City’s title charge. A peace pact has been brokered between striker Tevez and City boss Roberto Mancini and the Argentinian is now due to fly back from Buenos Aires on Tuesday to play a part in City’s title tilt.”

Jurgen Klinsmann wants to succeed Harry Redknapp at Tottenham (Steve Stammers, Sunday Mirror)

Real Madrid and Barcelona to duel for Gareth Bale’s services (Duncan Castles, The National)

Sunday Special

Said & Done (David Hills, Observer) Jack Warner, Harry Redknapp and Gigi Becali all feature.