The dickhead ref sent Mascherano off for asking him "what's happening?" on Sunday. Although Mascherano did nothing wrong he should have known what a nobhead Bennett is and not got involved believes Rafa Benitez.
"It's clear Mascherano made a mistake but he was only asking the referee a question. Ryan Babel was there and saw that he was just asking," said the Liverpool boss.
"I do not think that to ask is a big problem in the end. Maybe Javier does not know the referees.
"If you want to win you must have passion in a big game, and sometimes you make mistakes, but he was only asking the referee about a bad tackle.
"I have talked to him and he knows it was a mistake.
"I could speak to him in Spanish, so I said, 'Listen, it's finished.'
"He is a very good professional who has played a lot of international games all around the world, and he couldn't understand why he was sent off for just asking.
"It's difficult to explain some things that happen on the pitch and I think it is perhaps better to not say too much this time."
