Roberto Martinez said the tackle was "not malicious" after his first Merseyside derby as Everton boss.
But Rodgers said: "Mirallas should have been sent off."
The 40-year-old added: "It would have been interesting
had Luis made that challenge. He's just caught him right on the back of
his knee and that can end your career. It took Luis 10 or 15 minutes to
recover and it was disappointing."
Daniel Sturridge's 89th-minute equaliser gave Liverpool
a point after Philippe Coutinho and Suarez had twice put them ahead,
with Mirallas helping Romelu Lukaku score twice for the home side.
Rodgers added: "Kevin Mirallas is a really honest
attacking player and sometimes attackers make those challenges that are
poor and that was a really bad one.
"I thought it was a brilliant game. We don't want to
see players sent off and it was 11 v 11 and great attacking end-to-end
stuff but if someone should be sent off then that's what should happen.
"Sometimes Luis rolls about a bit but gets up quickly, so I knew
it was a reasonably bad one for him to stay down for so long."
Martinez, who became a father for the first time on Friday after his wife game birth to daughter Luella, defended Mirallas.
He said: "I can see why Liverpool might think that. I
have seen the replay and obviously Kevin goes for the ball with a
typical striker's tackle and closes his eyes when he gets to the
incident and his right leg catches Suarez.
"I don't think it is a red card because it is not a malicious incident, he tries to win the ball but gets there late.
"I think a yellow card, bearing in mind the emotions
you bring into a derby, was the right decision. But I can see why, if
that had been against my team, I would've been thinking it would have
been a red card."
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