Arne Slot responds after FA report says Liverpool boss told referee Michael Oliver he would ‘f****** blame him’ if Reds do not win Premier League | OneFootball

Arne Slot has responded after he was accused of saying he would blame referee Michael Oliver if Liverpool do not win the Premier League, following the Merseyside derby draw with Everton last month.

Slot was sent off by Oliver in the aftermath of the game and was subsequently handed a two-match touchline ban.

Publishing their reasons for the red card, the FA said: “It was reported by the referee that following the full-time whistle, he was approached by LFC’s Arne Slot (“AS”) who had entered the field of play to confront the Referee and the Match Officials team. Tensions were running high.

“It was alleged that AS’ manner was confrontational and aggressive. It was alleged that he initially used abusive words whilst shaking the Referee’s hand including that the referee had ‘f****** give them everything’ and that AS hoped that the referee ‘was proud of that performance’.

“The Referee thereafter confirms (having reviewed the video footage to clarify) that he was approached again by AS around one minute later. In this exchange, AS once again shook the referee’s hand and said ‘If we don’t win the league, I’ll f****** blame you’. It is then further alleged that AS turned to the Assistant Referee and shouted twice that it was ‘a f****** disgrace’.”

And ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League round of 16 first leg against PSG, Slot responded to the report.

“The moment it happened I was quite emotional for everything that had happened in the last seven or eight minutes, or maybe during the whole game,” he said.

“I chose to go on the pitch instead of staying calm, going inside and then talking to Michael.

“I don’t have these same emotions anymore, so now I think I should set a better example than I set back then and don’t go into this situation again. It’s clear what I have said, and what Michael has written and what I have written.

“I think Michael has been in the news quite a lot recently and I don’t think it helps if I add something to that now I have my emotions under control.”