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George Flood

Liverpool: Arne Slot makes new Merseyside derby admission amid anxious wait over potential ban

Row: Liverpool boss Arne Slot protested to referee Michael Oliver following Everton’s last-gasp equaliser in a chaotic Merseyside derby at Goodison - (Getty Images)

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has admitted that “emotions got the better of him” as he addressed the media for the first time since being sent off following Wednesday’s Merseyside derby.

The Reds boss received one of four total red cards shown by referee Michael Oliver during chaotic scenes after the full-time whistle in the last-ever showdown between the two rivals to take place at Goodison Park, which ended in a 2-2 draw after James Tarkowski’s dramatic 98th-minute equaliser for Everton.

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