Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard will not face action from the FA
following his clash with Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown on
Monday night.
It is understood the FA sought clarification from referee
Stuart Attwell after Gerrard appeared to catch Brown with his
forearm during the 4-1 win for Rafael Benitez's men at Anfield.
Attwell saw the incident at the time and spoke to Gerrard
after awarding Pompey a free-kick, with the FA following guidelines
not to punish players retrospectively if the match official sees
the alleged offence.
Gerrard escaped punishment from the FA last week after
apparently making a two-fingered gesture to referee Andre Marriner
during Liverpool's 1-0 defeat away to Wigan.
Against Pompey, Benitez replaced his 29-year-old captain with
Yossi Benayoun immediately after the incident with Brown, with
victory a formality by that stage.
Victory against the Premier League's bottom side meant
Liverpool bounced back from back-to-back defeats, against Wigan and
Lille in the Europa League, with the return leg against the French
side on Thursday.
"We knew that it was a must-win game," said goalkeeper Jose
Reina.
"Fortunately we did it and performed really well. Hopefully
we can do it again on Thursday.
"When the team is playing well, we can score at any time. For
this 10 minutes (against Pompey), we were incredible."
