Damien Comolli believes Liverpool “let football down” with their handling of the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra racial abuse case as he reflects on “the worst moment of my career”.



The Frenchman was the club’s director of football when Suarez was accused of racially abusing Evra during a Premier League match against Manchester United at Anfield in October 2011.



Comolli says the rivalry with United clouded Liverpool’s judgment as they publicly backed Suarez over the allegations. The players wore “Suarez 7” T-shirts in support of the Uruguayan before a game against Wigan Athletic and the club continued to maintain his innocence after he was found guilty of racially abusing Evra by the FA. Suarez received an eight-game ban, which the club branded “extraordinary”.



“I regret pretty much everything,” Comolli told the Athletic’s Ornstein and Chapman podcast. “I regret our attitude, I...