Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has insisted Luis Suarez has his full support after the controversial Uruguay striker was hit with two Football Association charges.
Suarez has been charged with improper conduct following an alleged gesture he made towards Fulham fans during Monday's 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage.
The incident was captured by photographers and Suarez, who already faces an FA charge for allegedly making racist remarks to Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, has until 1600GMT Monday to respond.
Fulham fans chanted "cheat" at Suarez during a game which saw him on the receiving end of some hefty challenges.
Dalglish said it was a "joke" the racism charge hanging over Suarez had yet to be dealt with by the FA.
And he insisted the former Ajax player, who has scored seven league and cup goals this season, retained the full backing of everyone at Liverpool.
"The staff, players and supporters will stand by him because they know what the truth is," said Anfield great Dalglish.
"We'll stand by him. It's only in other people's interests that if they cannot stop him on the pitch, they have to try some other ways and means to stop him.
"They're entitled to tackle him, but tackle him fairly. That's all we're saying," the former Scotland striker added.
"People just jump on the bandwagon and accuse him of this, that and everything else. He's a fantastic footballer and one that every other club would love to have in their side."
Despite being hit with a new FA charge, Suarez will start when Queens Park Rangers visit Anfield on Saturday.
Liverpool are seventh in the Premier League table -- five points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea.
Dalglish's players are under pressure to defeat QPR after four home games without a win.
But QPR striker Jamie Mackie believes encouraging performances earlier in the season against Chelsea and Manchester City give his side confidence ahead of the London club's first visit to Anfield for 16 years.
Mackie, who returned to the first team in October after recovering from a broken leg, was involved in the QPR sides that beat Chelsea and narrowly lost 3-2 to Premier League leaders City.
"We have shown with our performances against Chelsea and Man City that we enjoy the challenge of playing against the top sides in the division, and hopefully we can do that again," he said.
QPR conceded a late equaliser at home to West Brom last week and arrive on Merseyside with one win in five games.
"We played some good football on Saturday, and I felt we dominated much of the game," added Mackie.
"Now, having had a couple of days to reflect on it, there are a lot of positives to take from the match and we have got to take the sort of football we're playing into Saturday's game at Liverpool."
QPR, promoted from the Championship in May, have a number of Liverpool fans in their squad, including captain Joey Barton, Bradley Orr and Clint Hill, but Mackie has urged his team-mates to forget about their old allegiance this weekend.
"There are a few lads in the dressing room who support them, so it is going to be a special match," the Scotland international said.
"But we have got to work hard to try and bring our good recent football into this game. We want to go there and get a positive result."
Source: AFP
