Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic has confirmed he accepted an apology from Luis Suárez after the "really strange" biting incident last month at Anfield.

Suárez, Liverpool's Uruguayan striker, was banned for 10 games by the Football Association following the incident, meaning he will miss the remainder of this season and the start of next.

"When it happened I was surprised and angry," the Chelsea defender told the Serbian newspaper Vecernje Novosti. "But after the game I calmed down, and all was forgotten. We spoke on the phone, I accepted the apology, the police did not press charges.

"It was a really strange situation. Overnight I was everywhere because of what happened even though I was only a minor character [in the story]. For the first time in the news everything was about Ivanovic."

Ivanovic said the Liverpool player could have few complaints about the length of his suspension.

"They took into account his past excesses and previous punishments. They added everything up and reached seven games, plus the three he would have had for being sent off."