Liverpool gets new referee verdict after Arne Slot complaint about Mohamed Salah incident
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Liverpool and Manchester United have had similar refereeing incidents end in different outcomes in recent weeks, with Arne Slot asked about the inconsistency earlier todayLiverpool head coach Arne Slot.(Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images)Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says Marc Guehi should have seen red against his side recently, pointing to the decision to send off Maxence Lacroix of Crystal Palace during its defeat at Manchester United this weekend.The two similar incidents resulted in different outcomes, with Lacroix determined to have prevented Matheus Cunha from taking a clear shot at goal and Guehi only cautioned for his tug on Mohamed Salah. Lacroix conceded a penalty while Guehi let go just in time.Slot's argument was that both punishments should have been the same in terms of the color of the card produced, but the former referee Dermot Gallagher, speaking on Sky Sports' Ref Watch segment, disagreed with that verdict.READ MORE: Liverpool facing Champions League rematch after VAR controversyREAD MORE: Liverpool's next 5 games compared to Man Utd, Chelsea and Aston VillaA few weeks ago, he said that Guehi only getting a yellow card was correct because there was — just about — a covering defender.
In the case of Lacroix, Cunha, even though he didn't have the ball under control, was in slightly more space.With the Lacroix challenge, the contact starts outside the penalty area but continues inside, which means the decision to award a penalty was correct.And Gallagher believes that it was a red card, because had the Brazilian forward not been impeded, he would have controlled the ball and been through on goal.Marc Guehi of Manchester City and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool during the Premier League match at Anfield on February 8, 2026(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)"It is a red card because if you look there, the ball is just in front of him," Gallagher said. He felt that the decision to send Lacroix off was correct, but said that something similar should have benefited his team last month."Very comparable," Arne Slot said in his press conference when asked about the similarities between the two challenges, with one resulting in a red card and the other not."The only difference is that Mo was pulled by the shirt and the Palace one was by the shoulder.
Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world."[The Manchester United one] is for me a red card. I said so many times it was clear for me that the one from Marc Guehi was a red card as well."Lacroix will be suspended as Crystal Palace takes on Tottenham on Thursday.