‘If we don’t win the league I’ll f***ing blame you’ – Arne Slot’s furious derby rant at Michael Oliver revealed in full
ARNE Slot told referee Michael Oliver that he would “f****** blame” him if Liverpool did not win the league in a four-letter torrent of abuse after last month’s Merseyside derby.
Reds boss Slot was handed a two-match ban and fined £70,000 for his meltdown after the 2-2 Goodison draw.
And the FA has now published the full written reasons for the penalties imposed on Slot, his assistant Sipke Hulshoff and BOTH clubs after incidents sparked by Abdoulaye Doucoure’s stoppage-time equaliser celebrations.
The three-person commission explained: “It was reported by the Referee that following the full-time whistle, he was approached by Arne Slot who had entered the field of play to confront the Referee and the Match Officials team.
“Tensions were running high. It was alleged that Arne Slot’s 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 he 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 Arne Slot around one minute later.
“In this exchange, Arne Slot 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 Arne Slot turned to the Assistant Referee and shouted twice that it was “a f****** disgrace.”
"As a result, he was shown a red card by the Referee.”
Slot refused to divulge details of his interaction with Oliver after the match but admitted he overstepped the mark.
He said: "The emotions got the better of me,' he admitted about his post-match exchange with the referee.
"If I could it differently, I would love to. I would hope to do it differently next time.
"There were many things that happened in extra-time that led me to being emotional.
"But there is a process now which I have to respect so I won't go into details.
"There was a VAR check and then five minutes of extra-time ended up as eight minutes, a lot of things happened that led me to be emotional.
"But it wouldn't be smart to go into every incident."
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Slot's ban saw him miss the Reds' 2-0 win over Newcastle United last Wednesday.
The suspension will see the 46-year-old miss Saturday's visit of Championship-bound Southampton.
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