Rousing the Kop

'Everybody was laughing': Igor Tudor clears up Arne Slot confusion ahead of Liverpool's draw with Tottenham

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Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Tudor did not mistake Allan Dixon for SlotIn what has been a miserable period for both Liverpool and Tottenham, Tudor seemingly mis-identifying Slot before last Sunday’s game gave some rare comic relief.But speaking in a press conference ahead of his team’s crucial relegation battle against Nottingham Forest, Tudor confirmed that the man he shared a joke with on the Anfield touchline was Spurs’ player liaison officer Allan Dixon.“My son who is 20 years old said in Croatia everybody was laughing at this mistake, I said what mistake? He didn’t know who is the guy, I said it’s Allan Dixon, I spend all day together with him,” Tudor smiled.Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Arne Slot risks angering Liverpool supporters by suggesting he’s off for another holiday“He came out and stood in front of my bench, so what other coach can be there?



He was there, I came over to him to make a joke. When he turned I was not surprised, I was laughing.

“In Croatia I imagine they are laughing because they don’t know Allan Dixon, but in England do they think I don’t recognise the guy I spend every day, ten hours, with?! I come out and don’t know he is?