WATCH: Liverpool's Steven Gerrard pokes fun at Manchester United red card

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard has poked fun at the red card he received against Manchester United last weekend.

Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher talk ahead of kick-off at All-Star charity match at Anfield

The Reds skipper was sent for an early bath just moments after coming on to the field for a poor challenge on Ander Herrera.

Liverpool went on to lose 2-1 courtesy of Juan Mata's well-taken brace, and Brendan Rodgers' men now lie five points off their fierce rivals in the Premier League table as both teams chase a top four finish.

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Steven Gerrard was shown a red against Man Utd just moments after coming off the bench for Liverpool

There'll be no-one going over the top, not like last week! We need to move on from that

Steven Gerrard

And speaking ahead of his All-Star charity match against ex-Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher, Gerrard poked fun at the incident, declaring that nobody will be 'going over the top' in the friendly at Anfield.

He said: "We want it to be competitive but we've got to be respectful to all the clubs and players involved.

"There'll be no-one going over the top, not like last week! We need to move on from that."

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