Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is expected to find out on Monday whether there will be any repercussions after a video showed him putting his hand in Morato's face during a Hot 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.
However, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca urged his players to keep fighting if they need to show the spirit to continue their strong start to the season.
Jackson, who had already been substituted, left the stands to join about 15 or 20 players and staff in a brawl as tempers flared. Footage showed him apparently struggling to catch up to Morato, a second-half replacement for Callum Hudson-Odoi.
VAR officials confirmed they had seen the incident but did not consider it obvious enough violent conduct to change on-field referee Graham Kavanagh's decision to show yellow cards only to Marc Cucurella and Neco Williams.
Chelsea face an FA hearing and a £25,000 fine after six of their players were booked, the second time this has happened this season and it remains to be seen whether the scenes are deemed to meet the threshold of bringing the club into disrepute. game. of any individual disciplinary charge.
Wesley Fofana was one of those booked during the match, meaning he and Cucurella will miss the Liverpool match under the addition procedure.
“If you ask me if I prefer something like this to happen,” Maresca said later. “I like the spirit of our team. In terms of emotions, the team is fighting completely and I don't think any of them will lose their minds. They were all in the game. I was happy with that.
“There are certainly things we can control and do better, and this is probably one of them. But the way they fight together, the way they do things together, I'm very happy.”
Forest coach Nuno Espírito Santo, who was also cautioned, refused to sanction James Ward-Prowse for deliberately grabbing the ball and causing his expulsion.
“He did it for the team,” he said. “It was one against one. What I'm trying to say is, 'Please the referees understand that those of us on the touchline and on the field.' It's very emotional.'”
