Liverpool manager Arne Slot has shown his true colours with his response to an altercation with referee Michael Oliver.
The final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park saw Everton get a dramatic 98th minute equaliser. Slot, filled with emotions, approached the referee in a hostile manner and allegedly said: "If we don’t win the league, I’ll f****** blame you."
The Dutch manager received a red card and a two-match touchline ban following his actions. Slot admitted the charges against him which came with a £70k fine.
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Former Premier League referee, Keith Hackett, has explained how he would like to see points deductions in place for managers who can't keep their emotions in check. However, on reflection, Slot understands that what he did wasn't right.
"The moment it happened I was quite emotional for everything that happened in the last seven or eight minutes and maybe during the whole game," Slot told the press.
"I chose to go on the pitch instead of staying calm staying inside and then talking to Michael. Now I don't have the same emotions anymore so I think I should set a better example than I set back then and don't go into the situation again.
"It's clear what I've written and what Michael has written. 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."
The reason Michael Oliver is in the news a lot at the moment is because he was in charge of the match where Crystal Palace forward Jean Philippe-Mateta suffered a serious injury after Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts kicked him in the head.
Oliver has been stood down from refereeing duties this weekend did not show an initial red card to Roberts. Mateta needed 25 stitches following the incident.
Supporters of every club have an axe to grind with every referee. Manchester United fans will recall Oliver allowing Joe Hart to butt heads with him in the Manchester derby, failing to award them a penalty at City in March 2016 and against Leicester two months later.
He overlooked a foul on Anthony Martial seconds before Watford scored later that year, did not expel Kyle Walker for brazenly time-wasting during the December 2017 derby, ignored Cristian Romero's handball last year only to award Sheffield United a penalty for a less obvious handball two months later
