Arne Slot’s statement has been removed by the Premier League in advance of the doubleheader between Liverpool and Newcastle United.

Arne Slot’s statement has been removed by the Premier League in advance of the doubleheader between Liverpool and Newcastle United.

In the final ever Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park, the Dutchman was shown a red card by Michael Oliver following the full-time siren. James Tarkowski’s late equalizer secured a point for Everton.

Liverpool believed they had secured all three points following Mohamed Salah’s second-half goal; however, the Toffees scored a stunning late equalizer to ensure that the Reds finished the day with seven points, not nine, at the summit of the table.

Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure were both issued second yellow cards and subsequently a red card by Oliver following an altercation between the two in the presence of the traveling Liverpool supporters, which sparked a flurry of tempers following the full-time whistle. Slot attempted to shake Oliver’s hand after the tensions had subsided;

however, he was subsequently dismissed by the referee, a decision that is expected to result in a touchline suspension. The Premier League has removed the statement regarding Arne Slot’s suspension. The Premier League issued a statement on Thursday morning regarding the penalty that would be imposed on Slot for his red card against Everton.

However, the statement was promptly removed. The initial statement stated that Liverpool’s head coach, Arne Slot, was terminated following the Merseyside derby due to his use of offensive, insulting, or abusive language. As a consequence, he is issued a two-match touchline suspension.

Slot will be prohibited from entering the dugout for Liverpool’s forthcoming Premier League matches against Aston Villa and Wolves if he is issued a two-match touchline ban.

Before hosting Newcastle United at Anfield on Wednesday, February 26, the Reds will face Manchester City following those two matches. The Magpies and Reds will then face off in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, March 16, just two and a half weeks after the previous match.

The 46-year-old was also prohibited from speaking to the media on Wednesday night in accordance with Premier League regulations, which stipulate that “Occupants of the technical area who have been dismissed are not allowed to take a seat in the stand, return to the field of play post-match, or conduct any post-match media.” Suspensions from the Premier League to the Carabao Cup

Newcastle United discovered this when Nick Pope was dismissed in their final Premier League match prior to their appearance in the 2023 Carabao Cup final, despite the fact that the Carabao Cup is an EFL competition. Red card suspensions do transfer over from the Premier League to the competition.

A scheduling quirk this time around means that if a player is shown a red card and subsequently handed a three-game ban when Newcastle and Liverpool face off in the league at the end of the month, they will miss the Carabao Cup final, with only two matches in between their meetings at Anfield and Wembley.