The Reds refused to kick the ball out while Edin Dzeko lay
injured and former City man Daniel Sturridge smacked in the
equaliser.
The match ended 2-2, meaning the champions are now nine points
adrift of leaders Manchester United, and Mancini was unhappy with
Liverpool and ref Anthony Taylor.
He said: “They should probably have stopped. Dzeko was on the
floor, we didn’t know what had happened.
“After this foul we had 15 seconds before the goal but this can
happen.
“For the first goal, I’m disappointed. If Vincent Kompany did
that, it’d probably be a red card but the ref gave nothing.
“The linesman for 10 minutes saw everything for Liverpool but he
didn’t see this. Refs are making mistakes every game.”
Sturridge says Reds had got the go-ahead from ref Taylor to
continue playing despite Dzeko being down.
The England forward did kick the ball out for a similar incident
in the second half but insisted it was the right call for his
goal.
He said: “The ref said ‘Don’t kick the ball out’. Sometimes you
do fair play for the opposition but don’t get the same back.”
Sturridge is set to miss England’s friendly with Brazil on
Wednesday after picking up a thigh injury.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers said: “Daniel has a dead thigh.
He’ll struggle for England.”
Manchester United midfield ace Michael Carrick has already
pulled out of the friendly after suffering a hip injury.
