Source: PA
Muntari holds no grudge against Suarez
Sulley Muntari will happily shake hands with the man who shattered his World Cup dreams when they come face to face on Wearside this Sunday.
The Sunderland midfielder and his Ghana team-mates looked to be heading into the semi-finals in South Africa last summer when, with the score at 1-1 in the final seconds of extra-time, Uruguay striker Luis Suarez handled on the line to deny Dominic Adiyiah a dramatic winner.
Suarez was dismissed and the Ghanaians were awarded a penalty, but as a whole continent held its breath, Asamoah Gyan fired against the crossbar from the spot, and his side eventually bowed out of the competition after a heart-breaking shootout.
Both Muntari and Gyan could meet their World Cup nemesis at the weekend when the South American, a £22.8million January signing from Ajax, arrives at the Stadium of Light with new club Liverpool for a Barclays Premier League clash.
Asked if he would shake the striker's hand, Muntari said: "Yes, of course. Why not? He is a fantastic player. If it was me on the post, that's what I am going to do. I am not going to get it with one hand, I am going to get it with two hands and then I am going to go out and make way for Ghana.
"Definitely, I am going to shake his hand. It's part of football. Personally, I have no bad intention towards him, I haven't any grudge against him."
