ARNE SLOT has been slapped with an FA charge following Wednesday’s Merseyside madness.
The final clash between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park ended in chaos sparked by James Tarkowski’s 98th minute equaliser.
Curtis Jones, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Slot and his assistant, Sipke Hulshoff, were all sent off after full-time.
Both the coaches and the two clubs have been charged following the incident.
Liverpool and Everton face charges for failing to control the behaviour of their players.
Slot erupted at referee Michael Oliver, for which he was shown a red card, but has also been charged for comments made after his dismissal.
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The Reds boss will be in the dugout at Wolves this weekend before learning his fate – which could be a two-match ban.
In a statement, The FA said: “The Liverpool manager allegedly acted in an improper manner and/or used insulting and/or abusive words and/or behaviour towards both the match referee and an assistant referee after the match had finished.
“It is further alleged that he acted in an improper manner and/or used insulting and/or abusive words and/or behaviour towards a match official after being sent off.”
Slot, 46, spoke earlier today ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Wolves this weekend.
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On the incident that saw him sent off in mid-week, he said: “There’s an ongoing process now and I think I have to respect that we have to respect that so can’t go into details.
“What happened was that the extra time, five minutes that ended up being eight, happens a lot.
“The emotions go the better of me. I would love to do it differently and am looking to do it differently next time as well, but I don’t want to disturb the ongoing process.”
On Jones’ suspension, Slot added: “The good thing is we have played so many games. He got a second yellow I assume so that’s only one game.
“Next Wednesday there is a game, he comes back from an injury so he already missed a few games.
“I liked him a lot when he came on. It was our best part of the game, the only part of the game where I felt a bit of comfort and where it felt like a bit of control. That is maybe because we went 2-1 up.
“I like a lot that he stands up for the team but I think there are also other ways to do that for the team and the fans.
“I will talk with him about that.
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“But it is the same for me, I should have acted differently after the game as well.
“But it is an emotional game and sometimes people make the wrong decisions in an emotional moment and that’s what I did.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
