Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, knows that he has to give a better example after the details of his exchange with referee Michael Oliver were unveiled by the Football Association after the Merseyside derby.
Slot received a two-game touchline ban and a fine of £ 70,000 after he was sent from Oliver to the final meeting with the neighbors Everton in Goodison Park.
The Dutch was angry after James Tarkowski hit a last-gas equalization home to secure a 2-2 draw and to solve wild celebrations among Everton fans. Oliver’s decision not to give a foul against Everton in the establishment of the goal was confirmed by Var, which Tarkowski also judged as Onside.
After the last pipe, Abdoulaye Doucore’s celebrations in front of the Liverpool fans led to a close combat with him and Curtis Jones, both of them saw red before the slot was released for his requirements with Oliver.
A written report by the FA unveiled Slot had said that Oliver had given Everton “f ****** everything”. After shaking Oliver’s hand for the second time, he said: “If we don’t win the league, I will blame them.”
Asked after the exchange in a press conference in front of Liverpools Champions League Last-16 Übungen with Paris Saint-Germain, said Slot: “What I also said in the written report and I can say it again as soon as it has happened, I was pretty emotional for everything that happened in the last seven or eight minutes, and perhaps pretty emotionally throughout the game
“I decided to go in place instead of staying calm and then talking to Michael.
“Now I no longer have the same emotions, so I think I should give a better example than then and do not go back to the situation.
“It is clear what I wrote and what Michael wrote. Michael has been in the news a lot lately and I don’t think it helps when I add something, now I have my emotions under control. “
Liverpool follows a height that was reached on March 16 against Newcastle United for the Carabao Cup final and built a lead of 13 points at the head of the Premier League.
However, it is not yet clear whether they will have striker Cody Gakpo, since the Reds want to increase their hopes of the Champions League in the first leg against PSG in the Princes Parc.
“He was about to play again, but unfortunately he had to block a shot yesterday and he felt a little pain again,” said Slot about Gakpo.
“We brought him to judge how he can be part of the squad, but it will be a close call.”
