Sunday 12th March 2006
ANFIELD ONLINE LFC NEWS

RAFA DISGUSTED BY REFEREE

Rafael Benitez was appalled by the referee's decision to send off Xabi Alonso after the player slipped. Steve Bennett was not looking at the play before he made his decision.

"(The referee) was not watching the play and he decided too quickly to show the yellow card - it's a big mistake. Maybe he should watch the video.

"At that stage we were controlling the game and creating chances - then to play with 10 men is really difficult against a good team."

The Spaniard was reluctant to criticise the normally reliable Gerrard for his error, adding: "It's maybe bad luck because Steven could not see the other player (Henry).

"We are all disappointed but the most important thing is the team.

"We play again in three days and we have a lot more games to play, so we must keep going."

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