Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, knows that he must give a better example after the details of his exchange with referee Michael Oliver according to the Merseyside derby were revealed by the association football.
Slot received a two -game touchline ban and a fine of £ 70,000 after being sent by Oliver following a dramatic conclusion to the final meeting with the Everton neighbors who will be held at Goodison Park.
The Dutchman was furious after James Tarkowski beat an equalizer at home to ensure a 2-2 draw, causing wild celebrations among the fans of Everton. Oliver’s decision not to give a fault against Everton in the preparation for the objective was confirmed by Var, who also judged that Tarkowski was next.
After the final whistle, Abdoulaye Doucoure’s celebrations in front of the fans of Liverpool led to a melee involving him and Curtis Jones, the two seeing the red before the location was then rejected for his offices with Oliver.
A written report of the FA revealed that the location had declared that Oliver had given Everton “F ****** everything”. After hugging Oliver’s hand for the second time, Slot said: “If we don’t win the League, I blame you.”
Asked about the exchange at a press conference before the last Liverpool draw in the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain, Slot said: “What I also said in the written report and I can say it once again, the moment when it happened, I was quite moving for everything that happened in the last seven or eight minutes and perhaps during the whole match
“I chose to go to the field instead of staying calm while staying inside, then speaking to Michael.
“Now, I no longer have the same emotions, so I think I should give a better example that I did not get back at that time and I can’t come back to the situation.
“It is clear what I wrote and what Michael wrote. Michael has been a lot in the news recently and I don’t think it helps if I add something to that now I have my emotions under control. »»
Liverpool continues a triple after progressing to the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United on March 16 and built a 13 -point lead at the top of the Premier League.
But it is not yet clear if they will have the Cody Gakpo attacker available while the Reds seek to increase their hopes of the Champions League during the first leg against PSG at the Parc des Princes.
“He was about to be ready to play again, but unfortunately, yesterday, he had to block a blow and he still felt a little pain,” said Slot about Gakpo.
“We brought him with us to judge how if he can be part of the team, but it will be a tight call.”
