Cesc Fabregas should have been sent off as Chelsea drew with Liverpool on Sunday.

That is the opinion of Reds manager Brendan Rodgers who believed the Spanish midfielder should have seen red for a reckless tackle on Raheem Sterling early in the eventual 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

"It was a poor challenge. Fabregas should've been sent off - out of control, diving, stretching," Rodgers said.

"It was early in the game (but) it doesn't matter if it's early, beginning of the second half, end of the game. It was a bad challenge and he deserved a red card for it."

Fabregas was only cautioned by referee Andre Marriner as Chelsea opened the scoring through captain John Terry with a fifth-minute header - from Fabregas' corner - before Reds skipper Steven Gerrard nodded home Jordan Henderson's floating free-kick on the stroke of half-time.