Roy Hodgson has revealed that Javier Mascherano was not in 'the right frame of mind' to play in Liverpool's 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.
The Reds midfielder was omitted from the squad for the clash at Eastlands after he was the subject of a bid from Barcelona.
"Javier isn't in the right frame of mind at the moment to play.
"His head has obviously been turned by the offer from Barcelona but unfortunately, at the moment, the fee that the club thinks is the correct fee and the fee that is being offered is very far apart. Unless that can be resolved he might be unhappy for a long time to come.
"The discussions between Barcelona and the club are being held at high club level and as a result I don't want to say things that may or may not be true.
"I have got no wish to create headlines out of the Mascherano situation and it's not the first time that these things have happened.
"In fact, we have quite a lot of clubs at the moment suffering from players being courted by other clubs and players therefore being unhappy at being required to fulfil their contracts. It has happened to us now.
"This matter has developed over the last three days." Hodgson told his post match press conference.
Hodgson has been consistent in conceding Liverpool would let Mascherano leave provided they received the right offer, honouring an agreement the player struck 12 months ago when Barcelona first expressed their interest.
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