Rafael Benitez today admitted he will seek talks with referees chief Keith Hackett following Javier Mascherano's red card at Old Trafford.
Mascherano will serve an automatic one match ban for his dismissal on Sunday - ruling him out of this weekend's Merseyside derby - but he could face an even longer spell on the sidelines if the FA hit him with a further suspension.
Benitez made no secret of his disappointment over Steve Bennett's decision to send Mascherano off for dissent at the weekend, and he's now keen to enter into a dialogue with Hackett to find a 'solution' to the problems which occurred in Manchester.
He said: "I would like to speak to Keith Hackett because it is important that we find a solution.
"At Liverpool, we respect the game, we respect the rules and we respect the referee, and it is important to remember that Mascherano was the first Liverpool player to be sent off in the league this season."
John Arne Riise, meanwhile, believes Bennett could have taken the heat out of the situation by speaking with Steven Gerrard before brandishing the red card at Mascherano.
He said: "I don't know what was said (between Mascherano and Bennett) but I feel that the referee should have called Steven Gerrard to him before this.
"Mascherano boiled over, but he will learn from this. He is an intense player who loves the club and loves to win, therefore he probably got a little too hot in that situation."
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