Liverpool boss Arne Slot was stunned to see Maxence Lacroix shown a red card in Crystal Palace’s defeat to Manchester United, despite feeling it was the correct decision.

The Eagles defender was sent off for pulling back Matheus Cunha as the Red Devils forward burst into the penalty area at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The referee, Chris Kavanagh, took his time to decide on the decision, but pointed to the spot, before consulting the pitchside monitor on whether it should be a red card as well as a penalty.

It was decided the Frenchman was denying a goal-scoring opportunity and he was shown a straight red as a result. Bruno Fernandes equalised from the penalty spot and the Red Devils went on to win 2-1.

Slot was surprised by the decision after seeing a very similar situation in Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester City on February 8.

The Dutchman felt Marc Guehi should have seen red for pulling back Mo Salah has he burst into the box, but the City defender escaped with a yellow.

The Reds boss cannot see why VAR came to a different conclusion on both decisions and was surprised by the inconsistency.

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