Toffees see red over Cahill dismissal

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LIVERPOOL: David Moyes revealed that Everton will this week attempt to overturn the red card issued to Tim Cahill during the 2-0 defeat to neighbours Liverpool.
Cahill’s dismissal - the 17th sending off in 33 Premier League meetings between the Merseyside rivals - came 10 minutes from time after the Australia star lunged at Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was left fuming by the challenge and claimed Cahill had “lost his head” as Everton battled to get back into the game after falling behind to two Fernando Torres goals.
But Moyes was adamant the punishment did not fit the the crime and with Cahill set to miss the Toffees’ next three league games, will now ask referee Mike Riley to review his decision.
The Everton manager said: “I don’t think it’s a sending off. I think it warranted a yellow card, not a red card.
“We will ask the referee to have another look at it because I don’t think it was the worst tackle in the game today.
“I don’t think anyone in the ground thought it was going to be a red card and so I thought it was because he hadn’t walked to the referee. But that would have been two yellow cards.”
But Benitez claimed the two footed challenge could have caused a serious injury to his player.
The Spaniard said: “Xabi told me it could have been worse for him. I haven’t seen the replay but I think Cahill lost his head because of a problem with Alvaro Arbeloa just a few moments earlier.