Luis Suarez: Liverpool will leave appeal decision to striker
Liverpool will leave striker Luis Suarez to decide whether or not to appeal against his 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.Suarez has accepted a three-match suspension for violent conduct, but could contest the additional seven-match punishment.
Liverpool received the Football Association's written reasons for the 26-year-old's ban on Thursday.
There is a deadline of 12:00 BST on Friday for an appeal to be lodged.
Earlier on Thursday, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers criticised the severity of Suarez's suspension, saying the FA had "punished the man" rather than the actual offence.
Rodgers insisted the punishment had no intention of helping the player's rehabilitation.
Reds goalkeeper Pepe Reina also criticised Suarez's ban, calling it "absurd and unfair".
Suarez has apologised to 29-year-old Serbia defender Ivanovic and was fined by Liverpool on Monday.
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