Charlie Adam believes that Luis Suarez can brush off jeers from rival fans after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra.

The 24-year-old endured taunts from Wigan Athletic supporters during the Reds' stalemate at the DW Stadium on Wednesday.

"You saw how he coped with it. That is the way it is," the Daily Mail quotes Adam as saying. "He is a top player and you don't get voted for the Ballon D'or if you are a bad player. He is very exciting player and is a good character to have in the dressing room and we are glad he is at Liverpool and nowhere else.

"We want to just talk about the game because that is the important thing and everything else is something you deal with.

"As a group of players we are fully in support of Luis, have made the statement and everyone knows how we feel. That is what we discussed and that is the way we will go from now on."

Liverpool face struggling side Blackburn Rovers on Boxing Day.