LondoncTypeface:> Merseyside derby referee Michael Oliver claimed Liverpool head coach Arne Slot told him he would be to blame if the Reds did not win the league. Slot and his assistant Sipke Hulshoff were both shown red cards having confronted Oliver on the pitch after James Tarkowski scored an equaliser for Everton in the eighth minute of added time. The 2-2 draw last month, which also saw Curtis Jones and Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure sent off for scuffling after the final whistle, meant Liverpool missed the chance to move nine points clear at the top of the table. However, their lead is now 13 points and a second Premier League title in five years looks like it is heading for Anfield. Slot and Hulshoff were both given two-match touchline suspensions and fined for their behaviour by an independent regulatory commission. (PA Media/dpa)
