The Premier League claimed Arne Slot will miss two games following his on Wednesday night - before deleting the statement from its website.

The Liverpool boss wasafter the final whistle and will now be forced to watch the upcoming games against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa from the stands. That's presuming no appeal holds the process up.

“Liverpool head coach Arne Slot was dismissed at the end of the Merseyside derby for using offensive, insulting, or abusive language. He is handed a two-match touchline ban as a result,” via its website.

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Liverpool hosts Wolves this weekend in the Premier League and travels to Villa Park next Wednesday in a game rescheduled due to the Reds' participation in the Carabao Cup final. But the statement was soon deleted with the FA likely to read Michael Oliver's match report before deciding whether to charge Slot.

It would be the second time Slot has been suspended this season with the Dutchman also watching from the stands as Liverpool beat Southampton 2-1 in the Carabao Cup in December. On that occasion, the suspension was earned for three yellow cards.

Slot was seen remonstrating with Oliver moments after the full-time whistle on Wednesday night and was instantly shown a red card. The 46-year-old's dismissal was one of four on a . Slot was sent off along with assistant manager Spike Hulshoff, while Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure were shown second yellow cards for their roles in after the final whistle.

Doucoure sprinted towards the Liverpool fans to celebrate after Everton grabbed an injury-time equalizer in the derby, something Jones took exception to and ran after the former Watford man, before pulling him back. The pair grappled and had to be restrained by players on both sides.

Virgil van Dijk after the game and said the referee 'didn't have the game under control'. Slot is yet to speak to the media given conducting his usual post-match interviews.

Meanwhile, the 2-2 draw saw Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table, albeit the Reds failed to stretch its advantage to nine points at the summit. James Tarkowski's outstanding strike in the final stages secured a point for the Toffees as they hosted a final derby at Goodison Park.

Beto handed Everton an early advantage before goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah turned the tide back in Liverpool's favor.