Ban leaves Gerrard out in the cold for club and country

STEVEN GERRARD has been frozen out of Liverpool’s chase for honours with a three-match ban after being found guilty of violent conduct at an FA disciplinary hearing yesterday.

And because the England midfielder will be serving a domestic ban, he will not be considered for selection by Sven-Goran Eriksson for the February 12 friendly with Australia at Upton Park.

The FA charged Gerrard after viewing video evidence of the player’s two-footed lunge on Everton defender Gary Naysmith during the goalless Merseyside derby at Anfield on December 22.