Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has been given an additional two-match ban and fined £15,000by the English FA, following his sending off against Manchester United on March 23.
The FA announced the punishment on its Web site, saying the ban would come into immediate effect.
The 23-year-old Argentinian admitted a charge of improper conduct at an FA disciplinary hearing on Thursday and will now miss Liverpool’s next two Premier League matches against Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers.
Mascherano was sent off during the 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford and had to be led off the pitch by his team-mates after he reacted badly to his dismissal.
