Liverpool to escape fine despite breaking Premier League rule under Arne Slot

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Arne Slot was seen breaking the multi-ball rule himself against Man Utd on Sunday (Picture: Getty) Liverpool are expected to escape a fine despite ‘multiple breaches’ of a Premier League rule under head coach Arne Slot, according to reports. The Reds have been found guilty of breaking multi-ball rules in their 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.

Ball boys and girls not permitted to hand them over – but on several occasions after Harry Maguire’s 84th-minute goal to give United the lead – the ball kids were seen lobbing footballs to the Liverpool players. The rule breaking occurred after Harry Maguire’s 84th-minute goal (Picture: Getty) It is said that ‘eyes were raised’ among the travelling delegation from Old Trafford after they spotted Liverpool breaking multi-ball rules on Sunday.

Slot explains what went wrong in Man Utd defeat Arne Slot’s side have lost their last four games across all competitions (Picture: Getty) Speaking in his post-match press conference after his team lost at home to United, Slot was quizzed about what he felt went wrong in the game and said: ‘The result. ‘And the fact that we went 1-0 down so early. So, the second thing that went wrong is that from all the chances we got, we only scored one goal. ‘I have said it in Holland many times and maybe I’ve said it here as well, it’s almost impossible to win a big game of football – and Liverpool v United is a big game with so many quality players on the pitch – to win it with a negative set-piece balance. ‘We conceded another one and that led to us losing the game.’ Liverpool have now lost their last four games across all competitions, with Slot’s men also beaten by Chelsea, Galatasaray and Crystal Palace.