Liverpool consider appealing Mascherano ban

LIVERPOOL will consider an appeal against the additional two-match ban handed to midfielder Javier Mascherano by the FA for improper conduct.

The 23-year-old was sent off during Liverpool’s Premier League defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on March 23 and reacted badly to the red card.

Having been booked already for a foul, he was shown a second yellow card in the 44th minute after running 20 metres to referee Steve Bennett to question the booking of striker Fernando Torres.