Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is hopeful that the race row surrounding Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez is now firmly in the past as the Red Devils welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday.
.. Suarez received a £40,000 fine and eight-match ban for racially abusing Evra during a match in October 2011, while the Uruguayan star snubbed a proposed handshake when the two sides met four months later in February 2012.
.. However, the two players have since played against each other and did exchange pleasantries earlier this season at Anfield, giving Sir Alex reason to be optimistic that it will not be an issue again on Sunday.