Tuesday 25 October 2016 23:32, UK
Mauricio Pochettino says Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold should have been sent off for a nasty challenge on Tottenham's Ben Davies.
Daniel Sturridge scored twice for Liverpool as they ran out 2-1 winners against Pochettino's side in the EFL Cup fourth round tie at Anfield.
Pochettino, whose team created some late tension after Vincent Janssen's penalty, says Alexander-Arnold was lucky to receive only a yellow card for a first-half challenge on Davies and felt aggrieved by the behaviour from the Liverpool dugout in the closing stages.
"In the first half the full-back, Arnold, should be sent off for the big tackle, the bad tackle," he said.
"It was a little bit strange at the end of the game. The (Liverpool) bench started to complain about us. That was very strange.
"You should stay calm. It is the referee who is the authority to say it was or it wasn't, it was or was not a penalty.
"You need to focus on the game. At the end of the game they started to complain about one action that was a normal foul."
Despite the result, Pochettino said he was proud of his new-look side's contribution to the contest, and insists they remained competitive.
He told Sky Sports: "Very proud, I think it was a good game, very competitive, and both teams always try to score and win the games.
"But I am a bit disappointed with the result, we created some chances in the second half, but proud of the team.
"It was a good opportunity to give trust in a player who doesn't play much, and a good test for us. I am happy with the performance, the spirit, and stayed competitive and played a really good team.
"The whole team I'm happy with, for different reasons, we have players in different levels."
