Poch condemns touchline behaviour of Liverpool staff
Date published: Wednesday 26th October 2016 10:15
Mauricio Pochettino has questioned the behaviour of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff.
Liverpool beat Pochettino’s Tottenham side 2-1 in the EFL Cup on Tuesday, with the Reds reaching the quarter-final of the competition as a result.
Daniel Sturridge scored twice to give the hosts the lead, before Vincent Janssen scored a contentious second-half penalty.
Lucas Leiva was adjudged to have fouled Erik Lamela, resulting in the award of the spot kick, but the respective benches disagreed over the decision.
Pochettino felt it was “strange” for Liverpool to protest, considering he felt debutant Trent Alexander-Arnold should have been sent off for a poorly-timed tackle in the first half.
“I think it was strange that at the end of the game they started to complain,” Pochettino said. “The full-back Arnold should be sent off in the first-half, I have seen the tackle again on Ben Davies.
“So after that, it was strange when their bench started to complain with our bench.
“It is the referee’s authority to say if it was a penalty or not. It was strange.
“They complained about a normal game, but maybe yes, they were lucky to finish with eleven on the pitch.”
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