Updated at 1pm.
LIVERPOOL’S MARTIN SKRTEL will serve a three-match suspension with immediate effect after being found guilty of violent conduct.
Earlier this week Skrtel decided to contest the charge which relates to an incident with David De Gea in the 95th minute of Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday.
However, an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today found the defender guilty of a stamp on the Spanish goalkeeper.
Minutes after the FA announced their decision, Skrtel posted this to his Instagram account:
martin37skrtel / Instagram
When questioned by Sky Sports about the incident immediately after the match, Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers replied: “The ball was played through but it probably looks worse in slow motion.
“It looks like he is trying to get a nick on the ball, to get a toe on it the ball went into the goalkeeper’s hands. Martin is not that type of player, he was just a fraction out.”
Additional reporting from Liam Twomey, Goal.com
Originally published at 8.20am.
He didn’t even attempt to apologise after coming down so heavily on his leg. He ignored him as he knew he had stamped. Tried to play innocent. Dirty pryck.
Tramp of a player who can’t take his beating ! Cast your minds back to the Chelsea game when Demba Ba scored , skrtel deliberately barged into him knocking him to the ground after the ball was in the net. Should be given an extra match ban for appealing it .
And Rodgers defends him !!! Just goes to show the club have learned nothing from the Suarez incidents .
Most clubs defend their players. Whiskey nose always did it.
Not for violent contact the don’t ! And neither did Fergie seeing that your bring him into it
King Kenny too for defending that racist Suarez.
ah baz come on now they stood behind cantona
Get a grip will ye it’s rampant at all clubs. Inc United too. I love the United are holier than thou approach from their worthless fans. I don’t see Arsenal Everton City fans on here hammering him because it happens with every club. Van Gaal talking to Januazi lately? Thought as much the last I heard he’d vertigo couldn’t stay on his feet.
slight difference between stamping and falling over seeing as one of them is a criminal offence.
Skrtel did it, but like Costa, he will deny it. Standard practise. And Every CLUB, MANAGER will stand behind its 100% guilty player…. what, you expect them to be thrown under the bus??? Ffs…. Man U stood by Fellaini…. Evans…. Keane…. Scholes….. Cantona….. They all did nasty things…. its the game….
silly hoor got himself sacked over that one( and the millions he wasted on shite.)
Paul, utd suspended cantina for the rest if the season after the crystal palace incident
yes they did indeed Jason then felt that the fa should not have banned him also according to fergie
Yes but they didn’t try to cover it up , UTD banned Cantona for 4 months themselves first before the FA extended more
Your arguememt is weak and pathetic as usual John Hayes
ferguson has since said if he knew the fa would ban him utd wouldn’t have.
Cantona was right
Yes Paul because UTD were told if they dealt with it internally , which that did the FA would not get involved , that why he said it
And keane on numerous occasions
Johnny Bravo the man who knows it all and we should take his opinion as gospel. Johnny if I wanted to hear from an a – hole I’d fart. You seem quite contented commenting on all things Liverpool and you seem to know more about Liverpool then all Liverpool fans together. Which would suggest to me Liverpool are upsetting you.
As always Liverpool have to defend the indefensible. Shock horror on that.
United suspended Cantona and rightly so.
Everyone can see that Skertel went to do DeGea, uncalled for and cowardly act. Graham seems to be the only lad with the intelligence to see that.
We all love pulling the piss out of each other, but for the love of God this is obvious.
Pic attached, the ball is 2 foot away, he stamped on DeGea and he is dafter for contesting it.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/23/14/26E503C400000578-0-image-a-14_1427119572814.jpg
Oh yes John because I see your comment for what it is , it’s means I know everything and everything about Liverpool ….. Speaking of a..holes mine is so sore now from falling off my seat laughing at you and your pathetic reasoning.
Utd fans …pot black…kettle.
Ye have made me laugh here boys.
Thanks.
Wouldn’t say it’s sore from falling Johnny have you something to tell us? What better way for you to come out then in front of your Liverpool comrades. Congrats pal.
Why don’t you grow there …..
Can have no complaints. Not a good week for us Liverpool fans but sure that’s sport.
Will he get another ban for the pic he posted ?
For potentially bringing the game into disrepute potentially yes.
But I can’t see it been done.
He will get his 3 matches and might get it increased for contesting it. Who ever is advising him on this would want a word
He’s right to! Completely accidental :-P
ah Lazarus
Ah look who fell out from under the rock
Is Skrtel calling himself a Clown in the Instagram picture? Very apt.
I don’t know what’s more depressing,Skrtel’s challenge,him pretending it was an accident,or the usual shitehawking going on between Liverpool and United fans in the comments section.
Free The Juanfield One !
The reason he contested the ban was because Costa got away with the stamp on skirtl, he must have been trying to prove a pint.
well let him have his pint, shouldn’t be drinking anyway, its lent, he should be off it.
No danger of you given up been a prik for length by any chance.
Leave Don alone. Another lad I’ve yet to see post about United instead of Liverpool
ha ha george…. u calling me a pri(k chief
Is this a United story John….
http://www.the42.ie/rooney-insults-herrera-spanish-2009847-Mar2015/
I see your posting on United stories as well, the irony eh