Rodgers: Suarez claims unfair

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers
believes striker Luis Suarez is being
unfairly singled out after he was
accused of diving.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis launched a
scathing attack on the striker after
Sunday's 0-0 draw at Anfield,
suggesting he committed a second-
half dive and calling for bans to prevent
simulation.
But Rodgers has leapt to the defence
of Suarez and he was left bemused
after the FA decided not to take action
against Potters defender Robert Huth
for an alleged stamp on the Uruguay
international.
"As manager of this football club I find
it incredible that in nearly all the
coverage about Luis Suarez this
weekend, very little focus has been
placed on the fact that he was actually
the victim of a stamping incident within
the first five minutes of the game," said
Rodgers.
"At this moment there seems to be
one set of rules for Luis and another
set for everyone else.
"Diving and simulation is obviously a
wider issue in football and one that we
all agree has to be eradicated from our
game but there were other incidents
this weekend that didn't seem to
generate the same coverage.
"No one should be distracted by the
real issue here, both at Anfield and at
another game played on Sunday, when
Luis and another player were hurt in
off-the-ball incidents that went
unpunished but were caught on TV
cameras.
"I believe some people need to
develop a sense of perspective and I
also believe in this moment the
vilification of Luis is both wrong and
unfair.
"I will continue to protect the values,
spirit and people of this great club and
game while searching for a consistent
level of results in order to make
progress on the field."