It is widely expected that Rio Ferdinand will shake Ashley Cole&rsquo;s hand prior to the eagerly-awaited Premier League encounter between Chelsea and Manchester United, putting the &lsquo;choc ice&rsquo; furore behind them. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/oct/Alex-Ferguson.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 371px; " /> Alex Ferguson Chelsea captain John Terry, who racially abused Rio&rsquo;s brother Anton, is suspended as punishment for that incident, so the most visual sign yet of a public reconciliation will not happen. At the very least, it will allow the players of both teams to concentrate on a vital match without being sidetracked by other issues. However, at the end of a week when both Rio and Anton Ferdinand refused to wear T-shirts backing the anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out, and Reading striker Jason Roberts pointedly avoided answering a question about whether he thought Terry was a racist, Ferguson insists there is still so much to be done. &ldquo;Rio and Anton did the right thing,&rdquo; he said.u00a0&ldquo;But the race issue is bubbling along. It&rsquo;s not just completely gone away.u00a0&ldquo;The awareness is getting stronger and the PFA are doing their best to support it.u00a0&ldquo;But the FA, UEFA and FIFA have got to do more. That is without question.u00a0&ldquo;As far as the actual game itself (on Sunday) I think we just need to carry on and concentrate on the football side.&rdquo;

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has welcomed the statement of peace from the Ferdinand family   ufffd but acknowledged the racism issue will not go away just because of a handshake at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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