FA bans and fines Liverpool head coach Arne Slot for improper conduct

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has been handed a two-match touchline ban after being sent off in the angry aftermath of the 2-2 draw at Everton earlier this month.

Slot's assistant Sipke Hulshoff has also been banned and fined.

James Tarkowski's equaliser deep into stoppage time at the end of the last Merseyside derby to be played at Goodison Park provoked chaotic scenes, with both Slot and Hulshoff sent off by Michael Oliver along with Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure.

An independent regulatory commission has now hit Slot and Hulshoff with touchline bans after they admitted charges of using an improper manner and/or using insulting and/or abusive words and/or behaviour towards both the match officials, with Slot to pay a fine of £70,000 (€84,000) and Hulshoff £7,000 (€8,400).

The Football Association also announced Everton have been fined £65,000 (€78,000) and Liverpool £50,000 (€60,000) for failing to ensure their players and/or staff did not behave in an improper way.

We need your consent to load this YouTube content We use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Manage Preferences

Slot and Hulshoff were both dismissed after approaching Oliver after the final whistle. Speaking about the incident at a press conference two days later, Slot admitted his emotions had got the better of him and he had "made the wrong decision".

"I should have acted differently after the game, but it's an emotional sport and sometimes individuals make wrong decisions and that’s definitely what I did," the Dutchman said.

Jones and Doucoure clashed after the Everton player celebrated in