Mauricio Pochettino says Liverpool penalty was ‘soft’ in Tottenham’s defeat at Anfield

Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot when Serge Aurier was adjudged to have fouled Sadio Mane in the box.

And Mohamed Salah scored the spot-kick with 15 minutes remaining to complete the comeback victory after Jordan Henderson had cancelled out Harry Kane’s 47-second opener.

Speaking about the penalty decision, Pochettino, whose side dropped to 11th in the Premier League, said: “Technically, maybe it’s a penalty because there is contact.

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“But to be honest, the ball is going away, it’s an action that is soft.

“It is a penalty and we have to accept that this is the decision from the referee or VAR and, of course, nothing to say.”

Liverpool inflicted a fourth Premier League defeat of the season on Tottenham, who could have gone 2-0 up if Heung-min Son had not struck the crossbar in the 48th minute.

Pochettino insists his players need to ‘keep pushing’ in order to climb the table.

He added: “This season, I think we deserve more points in the table, but we didn’t get.

“That’s happened and it’s a moment to stay stronger, to keep pushing and, of course, maybe in a different season this type of situation finishes two of three-nil to us in the second-half.

“But today it was a different way and the most important [thing] for us is to stay calm and try to assess in the best way and take the best decisions for the future.”

Meanwhile, Liverpool restored their six-point lead over second-placed Manchester City.

Match-winner Salah appeared to aggravate an ankle injury, which forced him to miss last weekend’s draw at Manchester United, when he was substituted with five minutes to go.