LIVERPOOL have been charged by the FA after their players surrounded the referee in their 4-1 loss to Manchester City.
The Reds were left fuming after Cody Gakpo was bundled to the floor by Rodri in the 34th minute.
Many players sprinted towards referee Simon Hooper to complain about the Spaniard not being shown a second yellow card after he had just been booked.
Fabinho led the charge before Jordan Henderson, Diogo Jota and Virgil van Dijk stormed in.
Captain Henderson tried to keep his team-mates away from the referee but couldn’t as tempers flared.
An FA statement read: “Liverpool failed to ensure it’s player conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or behaved in a way that is improper.”
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Liverpool have until April 12 to respond to the charge.
The FA are getting tougher on player conduct towards officials with Arsenal already being fined twice.
The Gunners were initially in trouble after their team surrounded Andy Madley after they were denied a penalty in the 0-0 draw to Newcastle.
They were then charged for a second time for the a similar offence when protesting a decision versus Oxford in the FA Cup.
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Fulham also had the book thrown at them after they lost their heads against Manchester United.
Aleksandar Mitrovic has been slapped with an eight-match ban for abusing and pushing Chris Kavanagh after he sent off Willian for a handball.
The Serbian has also been handed a £75,000 fine.
Meanwhile, manager Marco Silva was given a two-match touchline ban for his antics in the incident.
However, the FA are pushing tougher sanctions after the punishment was decided by an independent body.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
