While the Merseyside derby descended into chaos, Arne Slot seemed to have some idea that the game would head in the direction it did although I doubt he imagined getting a red card.
Slot may have expected some craziness in his first derby but I can’t imagine the Dutchman expected to be sent off along with his assistant and Curtis Jones. The scenes after full-time were vintage Premier League and should have been expected given it was the last derby at Goodison Park.
Before the game, though, Slot predicted the way the game would go based on how the previous derby had been spoiled by Everton throwing themselves to the ground to win cheap freekicks.
Slot said: “I’ve seen the game of last season, for example, and I think we were quite ready because after 10 minutes the referee blew his whistle 11 times, and 10 times in favour of Everton,” he brilliantly quipped.
“Liverpool never got that kind of control over the game, where you felt as if they were going to see it out.
“So, yeah the referee has certainly helped the scrappiness of the game. It is not sour grapes but I just don’t think he had a great game.”
Ultimately, it was a game always designed to frustrate Liverpool and throw a spanner in the works but the Reds can now move on and focus on the upcoming matches.
Arne Slot shared his view on things now that he has calmed down a bit.
He said: “What happened was the five minutes for extra time that ended up being eight happened a lot. The emotions got the better of me and if I look back I would hope to do it differently. But there’s an ongoing process and I don’t want to disturb that.”
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