Tottenham boss Thomas Frank slams three refereeing decisions after defeat to Liverpool

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And the Spurs boss has also questioned the red cards for Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero during an explosive Premier League clash in London on Saturday evening.Second-half goals from substitute Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike earned Liverpool a 2-1 triumph with Richarlison’s late strike ensuring a nervy finish.Tottenham, though, were convinced Ekitike’s header from a deflected Jeremie Frimpong cross should have been disallowed for a push by the Liverpool man on Romero.And Frank said: “I think the second goal was a mistake from the referee. I think there’s two clear hands in the back, and I don’t understand how he can do that.“I’ve seen a thousand times on the pitch, two hands in the back, foul.

I think that was a big mistake in my opinion from the referee and VAR.”Simons was dismissed on 33 minutes for a foul on Virgil van Dijk after referee John Brooks was invited by VAR to consult his pitchside monitor after initially awarding a yellow card.“The first red, I’ve seen them given before but I’ve said before when I was at Brentford that I don’t like this as a red card,” said Frank.“It’s not reckless, it’s not exceptional force, he’s chasing Van Dijk, trying to put pressure on him, he changed direction and then his foot is on his Achilles. “There’s probably a reason why the whole team reacts as they do.

Normally if there’s more than one player reacting there’s something.“I can’t see if it’s right or wrong. I see two big boys competing, it’s a foul nothing more from Konate.