JAKARTA - Arne Slot said Marc Guehi should have been given a red card for his tackle on Mohamed Salah in Liverpool's 1-2 defeat against Manchester City on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Anfield.
Erling Haaland scored the winning goal for the visiting team in injury time before Rayan Cherki's goal was annulled after a red card for Dominik Szoboszlai in the process of the goal.
However, Arne Slot believes Guehi should have been sent off earlier in the second half after pulling Salah to the edge of the penalty area.
"When you ask me about what decisions. I think what you mean, the goal that was annulled for Manchester City, the penalty they got away from home against us, the clear red card for Mo Salah in the second half here, or the penalty they got in the second half, or do you mean this decision (Szoboszlai's red card)? "
"That's only two games. Those who follow Liverpool know how many decisions I can make in all the other games as well, all the big decisions that could have ended up in a 50-50 situation."
"I can accept the fact even though I don't like it that the referee followed the rules. Dominik committed a foul against Haaland in that situation which was clearly a shirt pull."
"He was face to face with the goal so he would have scored anyway. It was a red card."
"If you follow the rules, and there is a clear shirt pull by Guehi against Mo Salah, who for eight years has scored with a 100-to-100 chance - a little exaggerated - and it's not a red card, then that's where my frustration is growing. "
"I can accept the red card for Dom. If you like football, you will say, just consider it a goal, good for them and good for everyone."
"As a manager, you'd rather think of it as a red card. That's the rule and following the rules is all I ask for."
"My main frustration was the shirt pull on Mo Salah when the score was 0-0, clear and open, one-on-one with the goalkeeper," said Arne Slot.
Liverpool's latest defeat means they remain in sixth place in the Premier League table, five points behind fourth-placed Manchester United.
"I feel angry and disappointed. In the first half, Manchester City was the better team on the field without creating many big chances, except for one from Haaland in the early minutes."
"They are playing better with the ball, but the improvement we have made since three or four months ago is visible to everyone."
"Second half, our standards improved, in terms of intensity, we put pressure on them all over the pitch. That was the biggest improvement we've made in the last two or three months."
"That the whole team was able to play so well without the ball against one of the best teams, maybe even the best team in England."
"The second half was fantastic. I expected more than just a one-goal lead and then conceding two goals," said the Dutch coach.
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