Liverpool manager Arne Slott will not be in the technical area when his side visit Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday (8pm GMT).
The Reds can close in on a first trophy under the Dutchman when they finish bottom of the Premier League.
The slot man has led his new club to the top of the top-flight in the first 15 league games, with a two-point cushion and a hand game on second-placed Chelsea.
Here’s why the 46-year-old will serve a ban at St Mary’s Stadium and what the former Feyenoord boss had to say about the situation.
3-2 win on the south coast in our last @Carabao_Cup excursion ✊🔴 pic.twitter.com/7Y8DUAWXM7
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 16, 2024
When is Arne Slot suspended?
The game against Southampton will be the only game to be dropped from the slot as part of the one-match ban following Liverpool’s 2-2 home draw with Fulham.
He will be hoping to return for the semi-finals if the Carabao Cup champions face opponents who lost 5-0 at home to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday.
It means Slott will be back in the side when Liverpool travel to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday (4.30pm).
The Carabao Cup tie will go straight to penalties if it ends in a draw, with extra time only used in the semi-finals and final.
Liverpool beat two Premier League sides to reach the quarter-finals, thrashing West Ham 5-1 and winning 3-2 at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Highlights from the last time we faced Southampton at St Mary’s in their quarter-final @Carabao_Cup 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/kQ9PrCKzUf
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 16, 2024
Why is Arne Slot suspended?
“There were a few moments when I could have had a yellow card,” Slott said after being booked for his reaction to Curtis Jones’ warning for a 57th-minute challenge on Alex Iwobi at Anfield.
Liverpool lost left-back Andy Roberton to a straight red card after 17 minutes and twice came from behind to rescue a point.
“It’s an emotional game and we were weak,” he added. “It’s disappointing. It’s good to see our performance after so many failures.”
The slot was also called up during his side’s 2–1 home win over Chelsea on 20 October and the 2–2 draw against Arsenal on 27 October.
