The FA today said they will be looking at the behaviour of Arsenal's England defender Ashley Cole after he was sent off in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Leicester City, but no action would be taken against Liverpool's Steven Gerrard for a similar tackle.
Cole was dismissed for an ugly two-footed lunge at Ben Thatcher. However, Liverpool skipper Gerrard was not even booked for a similarly bad tackle in their game at Newcastle United on Saturday.
The FA said on Monday it would not take any action against Gerrard as the referee, Poll again, had confirmed he saw the incident. Pointing to its rule book, the FA said it "cannot initiate disciplinary proceedings on incidents which have been seen by the referee."