Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has been slapped with a FA charge of improper conduct following his reaction to being sent off by referee Steve Bennett for dissent amounting to a second bookable offence during Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Argentina international has until 6pm tomorrow to respond.

The FA said in a statement: “The charge relates to his reaction towards referee Steve Bennett after being sent off against Manchester United on Sunday, March 23.

“He has until 6pm tomorrow to respond. The case will be heard by a regulatory commission on Friday, April 4.

“Mascherano is currently serving a one-match suspension for the sending-off.”