Poyet wants PFA to brief imports

Gus Poyet has called for overseas players to be educated by the Professional Footballers Association when they move to English football.

Uruguayan Poyet was speaking in the wake of controversy at Saturday’s clash between Manchester United and Liverpool in the English Premier League, when Luis Suarez refused to shake Patrice Evra’s hand prior to kick-off.

Suarez was starting his first game since the end of an eight-match ban for racially abusing Evra in the reverse fixture at Anfield last October.

Poyet, who spent seven years playing in England with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, has welcomed a subsequent apology from his fellow Uruguayan.

“It was great the way he (Suarez) reacted and apologised – Liverpool and Manchester United as well,” Poyet told The Daily Mail.

“You have to give great credit to them (Man Utd) for accepting it straight away. Everyone should draw a line under it. It’s finished. It was going too far.”

Brighton and Hove Albion manager Poyet believes overseas imports need to be educated on the etiquette of English football and society.

Poyet says he was lucky Real Zaragoza teammate Nayim, who played in England with Tottenham Hotspur, had briefed him on what to expect.

“Nayim didn’t stop telling me; ‘Don’t do this. Don’t do that. Don’t go with your hand. Don’t try to go down in the box if it’s not a penalty. They’ll kill you. It’s not acceptable in England.'”

“The Professional Football Association should look at it. They are responsible for the players – good and bad.”

Poyet led Brighton to promotion from League One to the Championship last season.

They are eighth in the second-tier competition, one point outside the playoff places.