Arne Slot admitted he withdrew Ibrahima Konaté at half-time against Wolves to save the Liverpool defender from a second yellow card, as the Premier League leaders secured a nervous victory at Anfield.
It is so difficult to play 45 minutes against a strong Wolves team so I had to take Ibou off because you can’t play football knowing in your head you can’t make a foul against such good players as Wolves have.”.
The referee, Simon Hooper, ignored Wolves’ appeals for a second yellow and thus a red card.
If he got his second one for a shoulder push that would have again been a soft yellow so he would have been sent off for two soft yellows.
Cunha’s strike set up an anxious finale for Liverpool yet Slot praised the mentality of his team, particularly after events at Goodison Park on Wednesday.
