article_snippet: Liverpool could easily have lost a second player at the very end of the game when Martin Skrtel followed through on David de Gea but Martin Atkinson showed a consistent approach and let the game end in a deserved away win.
article_snippet: Teammate Steven Gerrard has already been hit with a three-match ban after Teammate Steven Gerrard was sent off for stamping on Ander Herrera just 38 seconds after coming on as a half-time substitute.
article_snippet: It would be a further blow to Liverpool
article_snippet: ’s hopes of overhauling United in the race for a top-four finish if Martin Skrtel is suspended as well.
article_snippet: Liverpool will already be missing Steven Gerrard for the next three games, after Steven Gerrard red card on Sunday .
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