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Why Arne Slot was fuming and earned a red card in Liverpool draw at Everton

Giuseppe Labellarte
Giuseppe Labellarte

Liverpool had to settle for a point in a dramatic final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park against Everton on Wednesday night.

Liverpool went behind in the 11th minute as Everton🐬 forward Neto finished low past Alisson Becker following a neat Jarrad Branthwaite pass.

🦋However, the Reds turned the game around thanks to Alexis Mac Allister’s flicked 16th minute header and a Mohamed Salah strike on 73 minutes.

꧅Just as it seemed as though Liverpool would triumph, up stepped James Tarkowski with a thumping volley in the eighth minute of stoppage time.

🌟The final result was 2-2, but the drama wasn’t over yet, with a melee at the end of the game and several yellow and red cards for players and staff alike.

Arne Slotꩲ was among those sent off, and Sky Sports journalist Lewis Jones explained why the Liverpool boss was so angry at the final whistle.

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Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images

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Arne Slot unhappy Beto foul on Ibrahima Konate went unpunished

𝓡Jones explained how Liverpool were angry at Michael Oliver’s decision not to award the Reds a foul when Beto pushed Ibrahima Konate in the build-up to the goal.

ꦚ“In the drama of it all, Liverpool are fuming at the decision not to award a foul from Beto for a push on Konate,” said Jones, as per the .

ꦑ“That’s why Arne Slot was raging at full-time and was shown a red card. It’s such a big moment for many, many reasons.”

꧟Konate was in mid-air when Beto appeared to push him, which enabled the ball to bounce and ultimately find its way to Tarkowski for the goal.

💙Sipke Hulshoff, Slot’s assistant, was also shown a red card.

Why Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure were sent off

𝔍Abdoulaye Doucoure celebrated in front of the Liverpool fans after Everton’s equaliser.

ౠHe was confronted by Curtis Jones, who ran over and pushed him away from the away end, leading to both teams clashing.

ꩲBoth Jones and Doucoure had been booked during the game.

𝔍After things had calmed down, Oliver went over to both players and showed them a second yellow card.

ꦅThe result sees Everton move up to 15th in the table, 10 points clear of the bottom three.

Meanwhile, Liverpool remain top, seven points ahead of second-placed Arsenal.