Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure had already been shown second yellow cards by Oliver after an angry bust-up between the midfielders - which saw Jones angrily sprint over to confront Doucoure for celebrating Everton’s equaliser in front of the Liverpool fans - sparked a major melee involving both sets of players as police and stadium security intervened to try and restore order.
Both Slot and his assistant Sipke Hulshoff were shown red for their protests to Oliver, with Liverpool querying why so much additional stoppage time had been played and also feeling that the last-gasp leveller should have been disallowed for an alleged push on defender Ibrahima Konate by Toffees striker Beto inside the box.
The Reds boss received one of four total red cards shown by referee Michael Oliver during chaotic scenes after the full-time whistle in the last-ever showdown between the two rivals to take place at Goodison Park, which ended in a 2-2 draw after James Tarkowski’s dramatic 98th-minute equaliser for Everton.
Pressed on the specifics of his sending off at Goodison amid confusion over whether it was as a result of his handshake with Oliver or rather something he had said, Slot replied: “What happened was that, during the stoppage time, there was a lot that happened and the emotions got the better of me.
The FA were waiting to receive Oliver’s report before deciding on any action, with Slot potentially facing an extended ban if he is charged having already served a one-match suspension against Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals in December after receiving three yellow cards.
