Liverpool are expected to escape a fine despite ‘multiple breaches’ of a Premier League rule under head coach Arne Slot, according to reports.

The Reds have been found guilty of breaking multi-ball rules in their 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.

Premier League footballs are positioned on tees around the pitch under regulations introduced in 2022, with players expected to pick them up.

Ball boys and girls not permitted to hand them over – but on several occasions after Harry Maguire’s 84th-minute goal to give United the lead – the ball kids were seen lobbing footballs to the Liverpool players.

The multi-ball rule extends to coaching staff and those in the technical areas, with Liverpool head coach Slot also caught throwing a football to one of his players as the cha

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