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David Moyes on replay red alert as referees are accused of favouring Liverpool | Everton - Times Online Will some fucker tell him that Arbeloa did not foul Peanuthead. He kicked Arbeloa. From The TimesFebruary 4, 2009 David Moyes on replay red alert as referees are accused of favouring Liverpool (ANDREW YATES/AFP) Heading for a rematch: Lescott, right, puts Everton in front at Anfield before Gerrard ensured that the teams would meet again James Ducker David Moyes has accused referees of favouring Liverpool during Merseyside derbies as the Everton manager turned up the heat before the teams’ FA Cup fourth-round replay at Goodison Park this evening. He believes that his club have suffered in recent matches against their neighbours because officials are unwilling to punish Liverpool players. Moyes was particularly incensed by Javier Mascherano’s apparent attempt to get Tim Cahill sent off during the first tie at Anfield ten days ago, when the Argentina midfield player tumbled under a challenge from the Everton player, who had already been booked, and motioned to Steve Bennett, the referee, to show a second yellow card. Moyes felt that Mascherano’s actions warranted a card in their own right and was dismayed that Steven Pienaar was not awarded a penalty when Álvaro Arbeloa appeared to trip the Everton midfield player in front of the Kop. “I think Liverpool have had an awful lot going for them,” Moyes said as they prepared to meet for the third time in 16 days. “We are wholehearted, but when you get players lying on the floor waving their hands suggesting cards and the referee is missing challenges, it’s very hard. “But we will keep going. We won’t be provoked by it. We will be disciplined but, more importantly, we will keep doing what we have been doing. Related Links Gerrard comes to rescue again Benítez denies that pressure is telling Moyes: the best manager on Merseyside “We thought we had a penalty kick when Steven Pienaar was tackled from behind. Was it much worse than the one Mikel Arteta gave away at Old Trafford on Saturday? There are moments in games when you think it could have gone for you, but it doesn’t.” Rafael Benítez, the Liverpool manager, having claimed during his infamous rant at Sir Alex Ferguson last month that the Manchester United manager wields too much influence over referees, is likely to view Moyes’s remarks as little more than an attempt to put pressure on Alan Wiley, the referee this evening. Since Moyes took charge at Goodison in March 2002, Everton have had eight players sent off and Liverpool two in 15 derby matches. Moyes conceded that some of those dismissals had been warranted, but he pointed to the decision not to show Dirk Kuyt a red card for a waist-high challenge on Phil Neville, plus the refusal to award Joleon Lescott a penalty after he was dragged to the ground by Jamie Carragher during the 2-1 league defeat at Goodison Park in October 2007, as examples of poor officiating. “We’re no angels, we admit that, but there is always a bit of fairness required,” Moyes said. Benítez expressed the hope yesterday that Everton would attack more after accusing Moyes’s team of being over-defensive in the 1-1 draw at Anfield, but if it was an attempt to goad Moyes into changing tactics, it does not appear to have worked. “It won’t bother me two hoots what anyone is thinking or saying,” Moyes said.