Who did Igor Tudor shake hands with!? Tottenham boss misidentifies Arne Slot

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The new Tottenham boss was left with egg on his face as he mistakenly identified Arne Slot

Tottenham boss Igor Tudor
Tottenham boss Igor Tudor (Image credit: Getty Images)

Tottenham boss Igor Tudor was left with egg on his face during his side's Premier League clash with Liverpool on Sunday.

Tudor, 47, thought he was entering into a pre-match handshake with Reds boss Arne Slot, before quickly establishing it wasn't the Dutchman at all.

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So.. who did Igor Tudor shake hands with?

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Tudor hasn't had a particularly enjoyable start to life at Tottenham, and the Croatian is yet to win a game at the helm since taking over from Thomas Frank.

Sunday's 1-1 draw at Liverpool left room for optimism, but barring a miracle, the Lilywhites are likely to be eliminated from the Champions League, as they host Atletico Madrid 5-2 down from the first leg later this week.

Emerging from the tunnel, Tudor in fact appears to tap Tottenham's player liaison officer, Allan Dixon, on the shoulder, before quickly realising he has made a fatal error.

Ex-army man Dixon is a player liaison officer at the club, helping new signings settle and communicating substitutions to the fourth official.

You can almost see the moment he clocks his mistake, before dashing over to the opposite bench to greet Liverpool gaffer, Slot, after which he sheepishly takes his place on the Spurs bench.

As is the case with social media, Tudor's mistake has been shared millions of times online, with the Croatian left to lament somewhat.

Tottenham's player liaison officer Allan Dixon

Tottenham's player liaison officer Allan Dixon (Image credit: Getty Images)

Some comparisons between Dixon and Brad Freidel have been made over the past 24 hours, but at least Spurs did earn a point at Anfield, so it wasn't a completely embarrassing afternoon.

Tottenham return to Champions League action this week, as they look to overturn a first-leg defeat to Atletico Madrid.

Matthew Holt
Matthew Holt

Matthew Holt writes freelance for FourFourTwo, amongst others, and boasts previous experience at GOAL and SPORTBible. He now works with us alongside his time at Manchester United, aiding with online content for the website. Career highs include working at the FA Cup final, as well as scoring at Old Trafford in front of the Stretford End. A long-term sufferer of his beloved Scunthorpe United, he is often seen on the padel court, as well as occasionally as a six-a-side call-up.

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