Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been handed a 2-game touchline ban plus a £70,000 fine after his red card at the end of the Merseyside derby earlier this month.
The ban means he will be absent from the touchline for Liverpool’s game with Newcastle on Wednesday night plus their next Premier League game at home to Southampton on March 8. Liverpool were informed of the FA’s decision on Tuesday.
Slot was seen shaking hands with referee Michael Oliver after the dramatic 2-2 draw at Everton, with the Dutchman saying something to the official before he was shown a red card.
The FA deemed that Slot 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.” The Liverpool boss admitted the charge. (SkySport)