The Liverpool supporter who lit a fuse inside Diego Simeone during the Reds' dramatic 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night has spoken out after new footage of the incident emerged. The Premier League champions and current leaders have quickly become the devil’s club this season, with all five of their games so far producing white-knuckle drama.
No matter the circumstances, Arne Slot’s side can’t seem to win without leaving it late. In every fixture they've played this term, they’ve found a winner in the 83rd minute or later, with three of those victories coming in stoppage time. This time it was captain Virgil van Dijk who turned hero after Liverpool blew a two-goal lead that they gave themselves inside the opening seven minutes.
Throughout the night, the contrast between the two managers on the touchline couldn’t have been clearer. Slot played the part of the calm, calculated genius, while Simeone - as always - looked like a volcano ready to explode. That eruption came during Anfield’s late euphoria, and now the supporter who sparked the Argentine’s fit of rage that saw him make his way over to the Main Stand to confront supporters has proudly revealed himself. Watch earlier footage showing why Simeone was so irritated below:
Liverpool Fan Rattled Diego Simeone Posts Viral Tweet
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After Simeone had given himself a moment to process the chaos of the final few breaths of an instant Champions League classic that allowed little room for calm, he told reporters that a fan sitting behind him had been hurling insults all night. While he admitted he deserved a sending off for confronting the supporter, he also urged Liverpool to take action against the antagoniser.
The man in question, however, seemed delighted with the outcome. Wasting no time after the victory, he took to social media to joke about the incident - asking whether he should be credited with the assist for Simeone’s early dismissal. He wrote on X (see the post below):
"Do I get the assist?"
In just six hours, the tweet racked up half a million views. It remains to be seen whether Liverpool will act on Simeone’s calls for punishment, but any decision will likely hinge on what the heckler actually said and whether it breached stadium rules.
On the pitch, Liverpool will be hoping for a far more straightforward outing in their next Premier League outing after enduring five rollercoaster games to start the season.
However, with the Merseyside derby at Anfield looming in Saturday’s lunchtime kickoff - a fixture that has produced more red cards than any other in the division’s history - another tense and chaotic afternoon could be on the horizon.