Referee Michael Oliver reveals what Arne Slot said to get suspended

Merseyside derby referee Michael Oliver claimed Liverpool head coach Arne Slot told him he would be to blame if his side 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 the Reds 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.

In its written reasons, the commission said their cases were viewed as "non-standard" because the Football Association considered the misconduct to be of a serious and/or unusual nature.

The commission received a copy of Oliver's match report in which he alleged a "confrontational and aggressive" Slot had told the official he had "f***king give them everything" and he hoped he "was proud of that performance".

Oliver then claimed Slot returned to add "if we don't win the league, I'll f***ing blame you", before telling an assistant referee it was "a f***ing disgrace".

Oliver said Hulshoff alleged he said he was "f***ing sh*t" and "gave them everything" and he was a "f***ing disgrace".

Slot admitted the charges but insisted he said "if we don't win the league, I will have you to thank for that".

However, the FA maintained Slot's language and words were as reported by Oliver and that the discrepancy did not make a material difference