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A scoreless draw at Highbury tonight has allowed LFC to stay within 4 points of ManScum, with two games in hand. It was a blow when LFC drew with Bolton yesterday as this seemed to delay LFC in taking over the #2 spot. It also ends a strong run for ManScum since failing in Europe. Let's hope that ManSum continue to slip back into their November/early December playing ways, and Chel$ki lose a few (although 11 pts may be too tall an order to overcome now.)

Reds Aces Absolved In Bolton Storm

Steven Gerrard and Mohamed Sissoko are in the clear after the Football Association confirmed they will take no action against the Liverpool duo despite controversial clashes during their Barclays Premiership clash at Bolton.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was unhappy that Gerrard and Sissoko were not punished with even yellow cards after alleging the pair had stamped on his players in two separate incidents during the 2-2 draw at the Reebok yesterday.

However, referee Mark Clattenburg has confirmed in his match report that he saw both Gerrard's clash with Kevin Nolan and Sissoko's tackle on El-Hadji Diouf.

Under FIFA rules, the FA cannot take retrospective action against players using video evidence if the match official witnessed the incident at the time,

An FA spokesman said: "Referee Mark Clattenburg has confirmed to us that he saw both incidents during the game."

After the match, Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf taunted Jamie Carragher.

The former Anfield misfit accused Carragher of trying to wind him up and said his goal was the perfect response.

Diouf was also unhappy at the way Liverpool went about the game, especially in Carragher's case.

"Sometimes people don't like me on the pitch but I am a bad loser and I want to win every time," the Bolton striker told the Trotters' official website.

"The Liverpool match was a big game because we needed to react after Sunderland and Manchester United.

"I have a big character and I don't like it when someone is talking at me.

"I told Carragher to wait because I'm going to score and that's what I did."

Nolan was quick to support Gerrard and would not back any action taken against him for his challenge.

"I just think Steven's accidentally stamped on me," said Nolan.

"His full weight was on his leg so it hurt but it's just one of those things.

"I thought it might have been deliberate at the time because he hurt me.

"I wanted to have a look at it and I have now and I don't think there was anything in it.

"I don't think anything should happen to him now because it would not be deserved."

Gerrard was stunned by Allardyce's outburst.

"I'm very surprised he is trying to make an issue of it," he said.

"It was a complete accident - he fell into me. I am mates with Kevin Nolan. He's a good Scouser so why would I ever try to deliberately hurt him?

"We spoke at the end of the match. I wished him all the best for the rest of the season and the tackle wasn't even mentioned."