M. Pochettino: "Liverpool" was better, but the referee had to award a penalty

Mauricio Pochettino is not in the best moods preparing for the UEFA Champions League start - the second consecutive loss in the English Premier League. The "Spurs" suffered a 1-2 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday. The "Reds" led for a long time with a two-goal advantage, but at the end of the match, Tottenham created chaos in the opponent's penalty area. M. Pochettino stumbled upon one episode - Sadio Mane's possible foul on Heung-Min Son in the penalty area. "Of course, I think they were better. We tried to stay competitive and in the last minute we were close to an unexpected result, as a penalty should have been awarded," the coach said after the match. "Now we may not be talking about a loss, but about possible draws. However, I admit that Liverpool were significantly better. I am disappointed with the result. We need to work a lot more to improve our game. It's the beginning of the season, but it shows that we need to put in a lot of work," added M. Pochettino. "Tottenham" currently occupies the seventh position after five rounds in the Premier League.

Son clearly taken out by Mané last minute... somehow no penalty given pic.twitter.com/wHsCYgdoZ5 — Max (@max_coys) September 15, 2018