Liverpool will be looking to end a poor run of form in the Premier League when they travel to Sunderland in midweek.
The 4-1 win over Newcastle United has proven to be a flash in the pan, with normal service resuming against Manchester City last time out.
The defeat to City means Liverpool are now sat sixth in the Premier League, five points off fourth and with just one win in their last seven.
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Next up is what is predicted to be a tricky test against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Ahead of the tie, the Premier League have announced the officials for the clash via their website.
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Chris Kavanagh will be the man in the middle, with Dan Cook and Marc Perry acting as his assistants.
Thomas Bramall is the fourth official, while Darren England and Craig Taylor will be on VAR.
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Kavanagh’s appointment as referee is unlikely to please Slot, who has had issues with the official already this season in the 3-0 loss to Manchester City.
That fixture saw Virgil van Dijk have a goal ruled out for offside after Andy Robertson’s was adjudged to have blocked the goalkeeper’s line of sight.
Speaking after that tie, the Dutchman, as per Sky Sports, shared his opinion that the wrong decision was made and also pointed out that Kavanagh awarded Man City a similar goal against Wolves in 2024/25.
He said: “I think it’s obvious and clear that the wrong decision has been made, at least in my opinion, because [Robertson] didn’t interfere at all with what the goalkeeper could do.
“Immediately after the game someone showed me the goal that the same referee allowed City against Wolves last season. It took the linesman 13 seconds to raise his flag to say it’s offside, so there was clearly communication.
“That could have influenced the game in a positive way for us because in the first half we were so poor.
“We would have been lucky going 1-0 down at half-time, let alone if it was 1-1 or 2-1 down. It has been an influential decision, which is not to say that we then would have had a result over here because you cannot predict how the second half would have gone.”
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Chris Kavanagh’s record with Liverpool
Throughout his career, the referee has taken charge of Liverpool on 28 occasions.
He has shown 43 yellow cards in said matches but has not sent any players off.
Kavanagh has awarded three penalties during Liverpool matches as well, while the Reds have won 17, drawn four and lost seven when he has been the referee.
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