Arne Slot allegedly told Michael Oliver that he would blame the referee if Liverpool didn’t win the Premier League, as part of his foul-mouth assault on the official that saw him earn a red card against Everton last month.
The Dutchman was shown a straight red card by the official after full-time at Goodison Park and the details of what he said to Oliver have since been released by the FA.
They state the referee was approached by Slot in a ‘confrontational and aggressive’ manner, and he used abusive words while shaking Oliver’s hand. Slot told the referee that he ‘“f**king give them everything” and added he hoped Oliver ‘was proud of that performance’.
The FA claims Slot then approached the official again around a minute later, again shaking hands and telling Oliver: “If we don’t win the league, I’ll fucking blame you.” He also twice shouted it was ‘a f***ing disgrace’ at the assistant referee, the detailed FA report adds.
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