Source: Daily_Mail
O'Neill considers appealing as Villa boss insists Brad tried to get out of way
Bad Brad? Friedel appears to try to get out of the way as Torres advances[LNB] [LNB]Spanish fly: Torres goes over with Friedel still hunched[LNB] [LNB]No mercy: Referee Atkinson produces the red card[LNB]Aston Villa [LNB]boss Martin O'Neill is mulling an appeal against Brad Friedel's red card at Liverpool[LNB].[LNB]Suspension would bring an end to the U.S. keeper's Premier League appearance record.[LNB]Friedel was sent off for being judged to have brought down Fernando Torres for a penalty on the way to Villa's 5-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday.[LNB]Do you agree with the sending off? Leave your comments below...He has been handed a one-match ban and would miss the trip to Manchester United next month - ending a run of 182 successive top-flight games.[LNB]O'Neill feels Friedel was trying to avoid Torres rather than bring the Spain striker down and he may try to get referee Martin Atkinson's decision overturned.[LNB]'I've seen the sending off from a better angle and, from Brad's point of view, I don't think he's gone out and made a deliberate attempt to upend him,' said O'Neill.[LNB]'In fact, quite the opposite. When Torres touched the ball on, Brad realised he wasn't going to get it and actually made himself smaller.[LNB]'The fact is that the referee interpreted it as a penalty and added the sending off on top of that.'[LNB] Flying high: Gerrard leads Anfield romp, but boss Rafa still can't raise a smile [LNB]Liverpool 5 Aston Villa 0: Rafa in control as rampant Reds close gap to a point[LNB]JAMIE REDKNAPP'S WEEKEND WATCH: United are losing their way[LNB]HATCHET MAN: Friedel's red card at Anfield showed a referee at his officious worst [LNB]ASTON VILLA FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB]
