Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot doesn’t imagine that Crystal Palace followers supposed to disrupt the minute’s silence held in remembrance of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva earlier than Sunday’s Group Protect.
Referee Chris Kavanagh reduce quick the silence after supporters at Wembley booed shouts coming from the east finish of Wembley, the place the Palace followers have been situated.
Former Liverpool ahead Jota and his brother Silva died in a automobile crash in northern Spain final month, aged 28 and 25 respectively.
Chatting with the media after his facet misplaced the normal season curtain-raiser 3-2 on penalties, Liverpool supervisor Slot stated he believes the interruption to be unintended.
“I do not assume this was deliberate, or that this was the thought of the fan that made some noise. Possibly he wasn’t conscious of the truth that it was the minute of silence,” Slot stated.
“He was simply nonetheless completely happy and tried to cheer for his workforce. And I feel then the followers of Palace have been making an attempt to calm that particular person or these individuals down, so I do not assume he had a foul intention, the man or folks that made noise.
“They tried to calm him down, however that was a bit noisy as effectively. After which our followers reacted, ‘Hey, what’s occurring right here?’
“So I do not assume there is a dangerous intention to it, as a result of the followers of Crystal Palace and all over the place around the globe have paid big respect to Diogo and Andre and this was I feel unfortunate or, I can not discover the appropriate phrases, however I do not assume there was a foul intention in it.
“We are going to see Friday, when Bournemouth come to our stadium, how respectful that’s going to occur.
“It is also 5 weeks in the past, in order that’s why possibly this fan who was simply so completely happy for them to be within the Group Protect that he forgot in a second.”
