Out of control Fabregas should have seen red - Rodgers

The Liverpool manager felt the Chelsea midfielder deserved more than the yellow card he received for a tackle on Raheem Sterling.Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers feels Cesc Fabregas should have been sent off for a tackle on Raheem Sterling in his side's 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday.The midfielder received a yellow card when he brought the winger down with a dangerous tackle in the early stages of the game at Stamford Bridge.And Rodgers was raging that referee Andre Marriner allowed him to play on.Fabregas should have been sent off," Rodgers told reporters. "He was out of control, diving and stretching and Raheem has done well to stay on the field and play ever so well.It was early in the game but that doesn't matter. It was a bad challenge and he deserved a red card for that.

The Reds needed a victory to maintain any chance of beating Manchester United to fourth place in the Premier League this season but captain Steven Gerrard, who scored his side's goal in what will be his last game against the Blues, was taken off with 10 minutes to go and the scores still level.Despite the Chelsea fans absuing him for most of his time on the field, he received a massive round of applause as he walked off and Rodgers was delighted to see the reaction.Brilliant, that was the reason for taking him off," Rodgers said. "You see the importance that he has for the team.He's taken a lot of stick here but I think the Chelsea supporters knew deep down it's only because he's a superstar player and he's been a thorn in their side for many years. It was nice for him to get that touch.Without the departed Luis Suarez and the injured Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool have struggled to score goals this season - an area which Rodgers is keen to address in the transfer market.Obviously that's been the issue for us this season. Our lack of goals has really hurt us but the players have done everything," he added.We want to finish well but for us it's pretty clear the areas we need to improve in and, if we can do that over the summer, then hopefully that'll set us back on the track again.