The Football Association will allow Javier Mascherano an extra 24 hours to respond to his improper conduct charge.
The Liverpool midfielder will now have until 6pm on Friday to answer the charge as he has been on international duty with Argentina.
Mascherano was charged by the FA for his reaction towards referee Steve Bennett following his sending-off against Manchester United on Sunday.
He will serve a one-match ban and could miss two more games if found guilty.
The date for the case - scheduled to be heard by a regulatory commission - has been brought forward to Thursday 3 April.
Mascherano, 23, appeared to question Bennett's decision to caution Fernando Torres, and was then shown a second yellow card himself.
The Argentine will definitely miss Sunday's Merseyside derby at Anfield.
If the charge is upheld then he will also miss Premier League games against Arsenal on 5 April and Blackburn eight days later.
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