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Manchester United defender Patrice Evra says respect was important after shaking hands with Liverpool's Luis Suarez

Image: Patrice Evra: Always intended to shake Suarez's hand at Anfield

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra was glad his handshake with Liverpool forward Luis Suarez passed without incident on an emotionally-charged afternoon at Anfield.

Rivalry

Social networking sites were flooded with responses as the bitterness spilled over. Yet neither manager was able to shed any light on the matter. And all Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers could say was that the battle against those who let both clubs down will go on. "What was done at the end I cannot comment on as I didn't hear or see anything," he said. "There is an intense rivalry here and you don't want that to end because that is all a part of what makes this the biggest game in British football. "But it is on the field where competition should be and everything else, songs from Liverpool or Manchester supporters, any of us that have any human decency don't like to hear that. "The fight will go on if there is a continuation of that but certainly at this club the work that has gone on in the last couple of weeks is something I am very proud of and the tributes today were fantastic."

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