New footage of Arne Slot’s interaction with Michael Oliver emerges as mystery surrounds Liverpool manager’s red card
NEW footage of Arne Slot’s interaction with Michael Oliver has emerged amid the Liverpool manager’s red card mystery.
Slot was given his marching orders after full-time as his side shipped a late goal to Everton in the Merseyside derby.
Liverpool were 2-1 up when James Tarkowski blasted home an equaliser in the eighth minute of stoppage time.
Tempers then flared at the final whistle as Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure clashed in front of supporters.
The midfielders were both sent off by referee Oliver as teammates attempted to cool things down.
And as the referee went off the field, he was approached by Liverpool boss Slot.
But as the pair shook hands, Oliver quickly reached into his pocket before producing a red card for the Dutchman.
Slot was left shocked by the decision, with his assistant Sipke Hulshoff also receiving his marching orders.
The pair will now miss Liverpool’s next league match against Wolves.
Yet mystery still surrounds the circumstances of Slot’s red card, with the gaffer unable to speak to the press due to Premier League rules.
However, new footage has emerged of the incident.
A camera from the side caught the moment Slot approached Oliver, with things appearing innocent on the surface.
The footage showed Slot extending his hand as Oliver walked past him.
The referee took it but appeared to continue walking in a straight line.
Slot then seemed to momentarily hold on to Oliver’s hand in an attempt to speak to him.
But this caused the official to spin around before reaching into his back pocket to brandish the red card.
It remains unclear what words passed between Slot and Oliver, leaving the full circumstances of the sending off in mystery.
Fans reacted to the new footage on social media.
One said: “Oliver is wearing a mic, release the audio.”
Another declared: “Literally a red card for hand shaking.”
One noted: “Slot invited this red card on himself.”
Another added: “What is this?”