Arne Slot says he was booked throughout Arsenal vs Liverpool on Sunday as a result of fourth official Sam Barrott misunderstood a comment he made to defender Ibrahima Konate about opposition gamers.
Having began his profession in England and not using a warning, new Reds supervisor Slot was booked for the primary time for protesting throughout his group’s 2-1 house win over Chelsea per week in the past.
Slot was sanctioned once more by referee Anthony Taylor through the second half as Liverpool twice equalised to safe a 2-2 draw and stay unbeaten away beneath the Dutchman.
Arne Slot is happy along with his Liverpool facet coming from behind twice to earn the purpose at The Emirates 🙌 pic.twitter.com/yLXBaGnRhQ
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Slot: Arsenal ‘fell down’
“They’d been on the ground so many instances,” Slot mentioned of Arsenal’s gamers. “[That] can occur in soccer. I don’t blame them for that however they at all times fell down after ball possession, which took the power out of the sport, in my view.
“I mentioned to Ibou, ‘this can be a f****** joke.’ The fourth official thought I mentioned to him ‘you’re a f****** joke’. In order that’s positively not what I mentioned. However I obtained a yellow for that, so now I’m on two and I’ve to watch out.”
The 46-year-old, who changed Jurgen Klopp following the top of the German’s 9 years at Anfield on the finish of final season, mentioned he “fully deserved” his punishment in opposition to Chelsea.
“They’ve been the most effective defensively within the Premier League”
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Arsenal ‘darkish arts’
Arsenal counterpart Mikel Arteta is thought for his animated antics on the touchline and for falling foul of officers due to his behaviour.
Arteta’s facet have been accused of utilizing “darkish arts” by Manchester Metropolis gamers together with John Stones, Kyle Walker and Bernardo Silva after their 2-2 draw at Etihad Stadium on September 22, after they have been accused of taking to the turf unnecessarily to sluggish the sport down whereas main 2-1 late on regardless of being lowered to 10 gamers earlier than the break.
The Spaniard dismissed these solutions, whereas BBC Sport later reported it had obtained footage of goalkeeper David Raya being instructed to go down and obtain remedy earlier than gamers obtained directions from Arteta through the cease in play.
“They’re time losing!”
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Arsenal vs Liverpool: Slot happy
Slot was glad along with his group’s end result at Emirates Stadium, which stored them 4 factors above Arsenal and moved them one behind leaders Manchester Metropolis.
Virgil van Dijk swiftly replied to Bukayo Saka’s opener and, after Mikel Merino restored the hosts’ lead earlier than the break, Mohamed Salah struck within the eightieth minute.
“Going behind twice in opposition to a really sturdy and good Arsenal group, to get a degree is agreeable… we deserved to be 2-1 down or a objective down at half-time,” mirrored the previous Feyenoord supervisor.
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“It was very pleasing to see that we had the power and have been so sturdy to get ourselves again within the recreation within the second half.
“One of many issues that prime gamers have is that they’re at all times accessible they usually present up within the massive video games, identical to [Salah] did final week in opposition to Chelsea when he confirmed up with a objective and help.
“You’ll want to have these gamers who could make the distinction for you and Mo was that in the present day offensively, though we have now to provide credit score to Darwin [Nunez] and Trent [Alexander-Arnold] for that [second] objective.
“Konate was additionally superb for us in the present day. He doesn’t at all times get the eye he deserves.”
