Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot speaks for the primary time following his sending off within the Merseyside derby at Everton.
Who: Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
What: English Premier League
The place: Anfield, Liverpool, United Kingdom
When: Sunday, February 14 at 2pm (14:00 GMT)
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Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot mentioned feelings obtained the higher of him when he was requested what led to his sending off following Wednesday’s chaotic end to their 2-2 Premier League draw at Everton.
Referee Michael Oliver confirmed Slot a pink card after the supervisor shook his hand, following James Tarkowski’s stoppage-time equaliser for Everton at Goodison Park.
A heated scuffle had additionally damaged out between the 2 groups following Tarkowski’s purpose that led to Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure and Liverpool’s Curtis Jones being despatched off shortly earlier than Slot’s pink card.
“The additional time that was 5 minutes and ended up being eight, occurs loads. And the feelings obtained the higher of me,” Slot informed reporters on Friday. “If I look again at it, I might like to do it otherwise.”
The supervisor, who’s now suspended for Sunday’s go to of Wolverhampton Wanders, refused to reveal if he had mentioned one thing to the referee that led to the pink card.
“That’s (an) ongoing course of now and I feel I’ve to respect that, so I can’t go into particulars,” he mentioned.
Everton are fifteenth within the desk and edging away from the relegation battle however Slot mentioned the derby had felt like an excellent contest.
“A draw would have been, possibly, a good end result. However with us main after 97 minutes, it felt as if we have been fairly near profitable the sport, so it felt like we dropped two factors,” he added.
How is the Premier League title race affected?
Liverpool, who’re unbeaten within the league since September, are seven factors away from Arsenal on the high of the Premier League. The Reds will face a troublesome battle to the end line within the title race, Slot mentioned earlier than Sunday’s match.
“The second half of the season is at all times tougher than the primary for a lot of causes. Some groups usher in new gamers, some groups are enjoying longer collectively,” he mentioned.
“Some groups usher in new managers, like Everton… and the one at Wolves has made them higher as properly.”
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How have Wolverhampton Wanderers fared this season?
Wolves are seventeenth within the desk and simply two factors above the drop zone.
They ended a four-match shedding streak within the league once they beat Aston Villa earlier this month. The Midlands-based membership have additionally received 5 of their 10 matches in all competitions since new supervisor Vitor Pereira took over in December.
Liverpool crew information
With accidents already ruling out defender Joe Gomez and midfielder Tyler Morton, Liverpool can also be with out Dutch ahead Cody Gakpo this weekend, Slot mentioned.
“Cody is a little bit of a doubt. I needed to take him off resulting from an damage as a result of he obtained a knock. Let’s see how he’s at this time,” he mentioned.
“So it will be a problem once more on Sunday however that’s regular on the final a part of the season in one of the best league of the world.”
Wolves are but to replace their newest crew information.