Liverpools Steven Gerrard expected to escape charge for V-sign at Wigan

By Jason Burt 749PM GMT 09 March 2010

No central aim Steven Gerrard was not gesturing at Andre Marriner, he was suggesting he had been brought down twice in bad tackles Photo EMPICS

Liverpool reacted fast to repudiate the claim, that followed Gerrard"s engagement in the 82nd minute, after that he additionally mouthed an obscenity, for a complicated plea on Wigan"s James McCarthy during the 1-0 loss.

The FA, it is understood, accept Liverpool"s version of events that Gerrard was not gesturing at Marriner. Indeed the midfielder was creation the point that he had been brought down twice in bad tackles and there had been no permit whilst he was angry at being cautioned. He was not privately targeting the official.

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Marriner saw the greeting of Gerrard, who captained England last week and could do but being trustworthy to such controversy, and did not hold it estimable of serve low mark whilst the FA have not asked the arbitrate to recur the situation after reception his compare inform and vocalization to him.

While that will be a service to Liverpool, and Gerrard, the better has left them floundering in sixth on all sides and in genuine risk of unwell to validate for subsequent season"s Champions League. That would leave physical education instructor Rafael Benítez, who is still longed for by Juventus at the finish of this season, in a hazardous on all sides and affect the club"s finances.

The destiny of players such as Gerrard and, some-more pressingly, Fernando Torres, who will not wish to miss out, and Javier Mascherano, who is uncertain either he wants to pointer a new contract, would additionally be in doubt.

The club"s decrease drew a severe reprove on Tuesday from Dave Whelan, the Wigan chairman.

"Liverpool are in a mess," he said. "The owners, being American, I don"t think they feel what we [as British owners] feel.

"We went to Anfield progressing in the deteriorate and there"s positively no ambience and no heart at all. The supporters feel that and I think the players are starting to feel it."

With their deteriorate unravelling, Liverpool will right away transport to Lille on Wednesday for the first-leg of their Europa Cup last-16 match. They might well be but Yossi Benayoun for Thursday"s diversion after he longed for precision with an ankle injury.

Daniel Agger earnings whilst the usually certain headlines from the Wigan diversion was Glen Johnson"s comeback, after some-more than dual months out with a knee vinculum injury.