"Emotions got the better of me" - Arne Slot speaks ahead of Wolves clash

Slot was shown a red card by referee Michael Oliver after the full-time whistle having seen Everton defender James Tarkowski score in the eighth minute of time added on to earn a 2-2 draw on a historic night.

The Dutchman is now waiting for the Football Association to review Oliver’s match report before he finds out what – if any – sanction he will face.

Depending on the contents of that report, Slot could face no further action, be reminded of his responsibilities, or be charged, which would likely result in a touchline ban.

Due to the ongoing process, he did not speak about details, but admitted he “made the wrong decision”.

“There is an ongoing process now and I have to respect that,” he said ahead of Sunday’s visit of Wolves.

“I think what happened was that the extra five minutes ended up being eight. It happened a lot.

“Emotions got the better of me. If I could do that differently, if I look back I would love to do that differently and I hope to do that differently next time.

“There is an ongoing process and I don’t want to disturb that.

“I should have acted differently after the game but it’s an emotional sport and sometimes individuals make wrong decisions and that’s definitely what I did.”

Slot’s assistant Sipke Hulshoff was also sent off after the final whistle, while Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure were also dismissed, having been shown second yellow cards as players from both sides clashed in the aftermath of the game.

Slot’s red card came after he spoke to Oliver in the centre of the pitch.

“There were many things in extra time that led to me being quite emotional,” the Liverpool boss said. 

“There was a VAR incident for two minutes where he checked, I thought the only that could happen is he looks back at the foul or maybe it’s offside.

“Of course then after 10 minutes you hear their fans cheering, OK, it wasn’t offside. Many things happened in the end phase in extra time but it wouldn’t be smart to go into every single incident.”

After the final whistle blew, Doucoure had celebrated in front of the Liverpool fans in the corner of Goodison Park, with Jones immediately confronting him before other players piled in.

“I like a lot that he stands up for the team, but there are also other ways for the team and fans to do that,” Slot said of Jones.

“I will talk with him about that. It is the same for me, I should have acted differently after the game as well.”

Liverpool were far from their fluent best in the cauldron-like atmosphere at Goodison, but prior to Tarkowski’s late intervention had been on course to go nine points clear at the top of the Premier League.

“I felt immediately after the referee blew his whistle we had lost two points,” Slot added.

“For the whole 98 minutes it didn’t feel constantly we were the ones who were going to win the game, it was an equal game, a draw was maybe a fair result but with us leading after 97 minutes we were quite close to winning the game and it felt as though we dropped two points.

“But we won a lot as well with the togetherness of the team, together with the fans, how much we fought to get the result over the line.”