DAVID Cameron has hit back at Liverpool bosses saying he waded into the Luis Suarez's bite row because he was "concerned father".
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers claimed that that remarks from both Cameron and the FA had affected the impartiality of the independent panel hearing his case.
Rodgers said: "There is no doubt that, if you have these high-profile figures making those sorts of statements, there will be bias."
But Cameron slammed the biting Uruguayan for setting "an appalling example" to children.
“I made my own views clear, just as a dad watching the game.
“I have a seven-year-old son who loves football, loves watching football and when players behave like this, it sets the most appalling example to young people in our country.
“The FA make the decision, they are entirely independent and that is the way it should work.”
But Rogers said Suarez had been "thrown to the garbage" after being banned for ten games.
He said: "He is a player who fell well below the standards of this football club at the weekend but that doesn’t mean he should be thrown to the garbage. Which is what has happened from a lot of people,” Rodgers said.
“Unfortunately for him he made a mistake and he’s got a sanction which I don’t believe fits with what he did.”
“I understand if he felt he couldn’t carry on,” Rodgers added. “One hundred per cent.
“His two passions are his family and Liverpool Football Club. He has traits that are part of his make-up and I genuinely think he is trying to adapt but, each time he takes a step forward, we find ways to beat him with a stick and strike him down.
“I can understand if he felt like leaving in a moment of reflection.”
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