No complaint over Luis Suarez bite

Chelsea player Branislav Ivanovic has told police he does not wish to make a complaint about a biting incident involving Liverpool's Luis Suarez.

Merseyside Police said in a statement: "Following an incident at the Liverpool v Chelsea game yesterday officers have spoken to Branislav Ivanovic in person. He had no apparent physical injuries and did not wish to make a complaint."

The announcement came as Liverpool said Suarez, the team's controversial Uruguayan striker, had been fined by the club, but would not be sold.

The Football Association later charged Suarez with violent conduct in relation to the incident. He now faces a possible extended ban after the FA claimed the standard three-match ban for violent conduct was "clearly insufficient".

Managing director Ian Ayre told liverpoolfc.com: "It affects his future in the sense that we have to work with him on his discipline - but Luis is a very important player to the club.

"As we keep saying, he signed a new four-year contract last summer and we'd all love to see him here throughout that contract. He's a fantastic player, top scorer and everything we'd want in a striker, so there's no change there.

"This is more about getting him back on the right track and it's largely down to (manager) Brendan (Rodgers) now to work with him on that side of his character."

Suarez apologised to Ivanovic in a phone call and has revealed he had been fined by the club. "For my unacceptable behaviour yesterday the club has fined me today," the 26-year-old wrote on Twitter. "I have asked the club to donate the money to the Hillsborough Family Support Group for the inconvenience I have created to the Liverpool fans and to Ivanovic."

Suarez will be offered anger management counselling by the Professional Footballers' Association.

Asked what action David Cameron thought should be taken against Suarez, the Prime Minister's official spokesman told reporters at a regular Westminster briefing: "It is rightly a matter for the football authorities to consider. As part of their consideration, I think it would be very understandable if they took into account the fact that high-profile players are often role models."