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Ibrahima Konate escaped a second yellow card for a foul on Matheus Cunha (Photo: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vitor Pereira<\/strong> was left unhappy after Ibrahima Konate<\/a> escaped a red card in Liverpool<\/a>’s 2-1 win against Wolves<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Arne Slot<\/a>’s side regained their seven point lead at the top of the Premier League<\/a> following a hard-fought victory at Anfield on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Luis Diaz<\/a> and Mohamed Salah struck in the first-half but Liverpool were outplayed after the break, with Matheus Cunha’s wonder goal setting up a nervy last few minutes.<\/p>\n

Things could – and perhaps should – have been a lot more nervy for the Reds, with some feeling Konate should have been booked twice in the opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

The centre-back was shown a yellow card for pulling back Cunha and just minutes later he barged into the Wolves forward to concede a free-kick on the edge of the box.<\/p>\n

Away players and fans screamed for a second yellow as referee Simon Hooper showed leniency toward the France international, but knowing he was living dangerously, Slot subbed Konate off for Jarrell Quansah<\/a> at half-time.<\/p>\n

Wolves boss Pereira was sure Konate should have been given his marching orders, telling Match of the Day: ‘I am not the referee but yes for me.<\/p>\n

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Vitor Pereira is convinced Konate should have seen red… (Photo: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘What I say now will not change anything but in my opinion the second yellow card should be shown.’<\/p>\n

He later told Sky Sports<\/a>: ‘Everything I can say now will not change the decision. I have my opinion but I keep it to myself. It is better not to speak about referees.<\/p>\n

‘Second yellow card, maybe. It would be different but it is what it is. I am not a referee. I am very happy, very proud of my players for what we did in the second half.’<\/p>\n

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… But Arne Slot thinks the right decision was made (Photo: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking in the post-match press conference, Slot confirmed Konate was subbed off out of fear he could receive a red card, but defended his player and claimed that neither foul warranted a booking.<\/p>\n

‘Yes, I took him off because of that,’ the Dutchman – who could yet receive a touchline ban for a red card in the Merseyside derby<\/a> – said.<\/p>\n

‘I saw him getting his first yellow – that for me was a soft yellow. If he had gotten his second one for a shoulder push, that would have again been a soft yellow so he would have been sent off for two soft yellows.<\/p>\n

‘I think the referee felt the same, that\u2019s why he didn\u2019t [book him again]. But I\u2019ve watched football so many times in my life and I know that a player and the referee is then under pressure.<\/p>\n

‘So every next foul will lead again to maybe a referee that thinks maybe he should give it. I think back to three days ago.<\/p>\n

‘But for Ibou, it is so difficult to play 45 minutes of football against a strong Wolves team so I had to take him off because you can\u2019t play football knowing in your head you can\u2019t make a foul against such good players as Wolves have.’<\/p>\n

Having avoided a red, Konate will be available to face Aston Villa on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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