Former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson has joined Jamie Carragher in apologising to Patrice Evra for wearing T-shirts in support of Luis Suarez in 2011.
Suarez was handed a eight-game ban by the FA eight years ago after the Uruguayan striker allegedly racially abused the Manchester United defender.
Just a day later, the Reds players wore 'Suarez 7' T-shirts ahead of their Premier League game against Wigan Athletic.
Speaking on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports, Carragher admitted that his side 'got it massively wrong' as he apologised to Evra who was the guest pundit for the night.
The Sky Sports pundit explained: "Maybe I have to look at myself now and say I did not have the courage as an individual to say 'I am not wearing it'. I don't think everyone within Liverpool Football Club thought what we were doing was right but I do think as a football club, or you as a family, your first reaction is to support them even if you know that they are wrong, and that is wrong.
"I am not condoning it, but that is the first reaction. Apologies. We got it massively wrong."
Johnson has now joined the Liverpool legend in speaking about the incident and he concedes that the timing was wrong.
He told talkSPORT: "I think the timing of it all was wrong, as Carra rightly says. You walk into the dressing room and everyone has their stations set out with their kit. There are usually t-shirts there on various occasions, supporting charities and all different kinds of stuff.
"This day there was a specific T-shirt. There was no sort of meeting or chat about it. As you go out for the warm-up they are handed out and, like Carra says, if one or two put it on then everyone has to put it on. As the ban was so close I guess the timing was wrong.
"In the club's defence I think they were just trying to support one of their players and obviously a friend of the players. I think we got it wrong.
"The ban was only a couple of days so it was almost like they reacted too quick and didn't let the dust settle. They tried to support him too soon I think."
Asked if he had any doubts about wearing the T-shirt at the time, he added: "It was so close to the ban but I don't think anyone in that dressing room or at the club believed that Luis was racist or was capable of being racist.
"Of course, he got the ban but I never heard anything so I don't think, I'm obviously not saying Patrice was lying.
"I get on very well with Luis and I find it very, very hard to believe he would have done something like that. You don't get a ban for no reason, of course. In terms of the t-shirt you just hope you're not getting this wrong.
"As I've said I get on really well with Luis and we're good mates. I would not be friends with a racist. I would be the first to turn my back on him.
"I think due to the timing I have to apologise to Patrice as well. I think it was all a bit too soon to the actual incident. "
