Liverpool FC manager Rafa Benitez believes captain Steven Gerrard was not guilty of an alleged V-sign towards referee Andre Marriner during the defeat to Wigan.
The Reds captain was booked in the 81st minute of Monday's game at the DW Stadium and appeared to gesture and mouth an obscenity in the direction of the match official.
It was reported that the Football Association was set to investigate the incident, but Benitez, who claimed after the final whistle that he had not seen the incident, does not think that Gerrard has a case to answer.
The under-fire Reds boss said of his captain: "Sometimes you move your fingers. It was nothing. We are not considering it, it was nothing.
"All the players know they have to behave on the pitch. I was more worried about the silly fouls we were giving to Wigan."
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