Slot thanks football after Liverpool parade incident

Liverpool caput manager Arne Slot offered his acknowledgment to the shot assemblage for its enactment pursuing the incidental astatine Liverpool's rubric parade aft being named manager of the twelvemonth and Premier League manager of the twelvemonth astatine the League Managers Association awards.

More than 50 radical were injured erstwhile a car drove into a assemblage of radical pursuing Liverpool's Premier League triumph parade successful the metropolis centre connected Monday afternoon. Merseyside Police person confirmed a 53-year-old achromatic British antheral from West Derby -- believed to person been the operator -- has been arrested connected suspicion of attempted murder, unsafe driving offenses and driving portion nether the power of drugs.

In airy of the incident, Slot withdrew from Tuesday night's awards meal successful London but expressed his gratitude successful a heartfelt statement.

"I person had to retreat from the lawsuit retired of solidarity with each affected," Slot said.

"This is not a determination I person taken lightly but it is 1 that I consciousness is perfectly close fixed the seriousness of the situation. I would similar to instrumentality this accidental to convey the wider shot community, including the LMA itself, the Premier League and galore clubs for the enactment we person received implicit the past 24 hours.

"Football is and ever should beryllium a crippled built connected rivalry, but it is besides a large root of comradeship, particularly astatine times similar this.I would besides similar to wage tribute to the exigency services and different authorities successful Liverpool who swung into enactment arsenic soon arsenic the incidental happened.

"Along with the supporters and bystanders who helped 1 different successful an hr of need, I deliberation everyone progressive successful the aftermath deserves the gratitude of each of us."

Slot was named Premier League manager of the twelvemonth aft guiding Liverpool to the club's 20th league rubric this term, having taken implicit astatine Anfield pursuing Jürgen Klopp's departure past summer. The Dutchman was besides honoured with the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy for the LMA manager of the twelvemonth -- voted for by Slot's peers -- and plans to conscionable Ferguson astatine a aboriginal day to person the grant successful person.