Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot is sweating on the size of a touchline that will probably be imposed by the FA following his pink card within the latest fiery-tempered Merseyside derby.
Slot was proven pink by referee Michael Oliver after the ultimate whistle of the 1-1 draw at Goodison Park, as was assistant coach Sipke Hulshoff. It got here as Curtis Jones reacted to Abdoulaye Doucoure’s post-match celebrations, which noticed each gamers additionally despatched off, sparking a wider brawl.
Reviews on Thursday afternoon confirmed that Slot has accepted an FA cost over his conduct. Now, the matter will probably be thought of by an unbiased regulatory fee to find out how lengthy the Dutchman will probably be banished to the stands for. The Premier League initially the jumped the gun by saying a two-match ban, solely to subsequently delete the replace.
Because the pink card at Goodison, Slot has remained on the touchline for subsequent Liverpool video games in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa, with no room to breathe within the schedule however requiring time for him to reply to the cost and the required protocols be arrange.
Some Reds followers on social media have already cried an anti-Liverpool conspiracy that there can be simply sufficient of a delay within the course of to make sure Slot must sit within the stands for tougher fixtures in opposition to Manchester Metropolis and Newcastle United, somewhat than Wolves and Villa.
Slot has already served a one-game touchline ban to date this season, sitting out the Carabao Cup quarter-final in opposition to Southampton in December. That sanction was for an accumulation of yellow playing cards for his conduct within the technical space throughout the first half of the season. With that ban already underneath his belt, Slot could possibly be extra harshly punished on this occasion as aa repeat offender.
Liverpool moved eight factors away from Arsenal within the Premier League title race on Wednesday evening, however it was a chance missed as a result of they’ve now performed a recreation greater than the Gunners and have been unable to say the victory that may have made the hole an announcement ten factors.
Having additionally dropped factors within the derby, Liverpool face Arsenal with the ability to reduce into their lead and probably cut back it to a way more palatable 5 factors when the Carabao Cup ultimate is performed subsequent month, by which period either side may have additionally dropped extra factors.
