Reds fine Mascherano

Liverpool have fined midfielder Javier Mascherano after he admitted a Football Association charge of improper conduct following his sending-off away to Manchester United last weekend.

Mascherano today asked for a personal hearing which is expected to take place in London next Friday. But today Anfield boss Rafael Benitez also revealed that Mascherano had been fined by the club – believed to be the maximum two weeks’ wages of around £100,000 – with the 23-year-old asking that the money be donated to charity.