Football Premier League Premier League Pochettino bemoans penalty call in Liverpool loss Mauricio Pochettino felt that Tottenham should have a had a penalty in the 2-1 loss to Liverpool, but conceded his team was the second best. Dom Farrell 15 September, 2018 20:53 IST Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino - Getty Images Dom Farrell 15 September, 2018 20:53 IST Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino felt that his team merited a stoppage-time penalty in the 2-1 loss to Liverpool.Spurs was second best for long periods at Wembley as Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino scored either side of half-time, but a goal from substitute Erik Lamela set up a grandstand finale.And, it might have had the chance to snatch a point from the spot, only for referee Michael Oliver to remain unmoved when Sadio Mane clumsily challenged Son Heung-min.READ: It was not the plan! Liverpool's Wijnaldum on breakthrough goal"Of course, I think they were better. We competed, we were close and the last action was crazy because it was a penalty," Pochettino told Sky Sports."We should be talking in a different way, but Liverpool were better. I am disappointed with the result. We need to keep working and improving. It's only early in the season, we need to improve a lot."Tottenham has, now, suffered back-to-back defeats, with Watford puncturing the early season optimism that followed a 3-0 win at Manchester United.ALSO READ: Klopp hails 'dominant' Liverpool after Wembley winYet, Pochettino insisted that flaws were also on show at Old Trafford and believes that the heavy workload a number of his first-team stars undertook during the World Cup have taken a toll."It is easy to criticise the performance because we lost the game and conceded many chances, but the circumstances were the same when we beat Manchester United," he said."It is a lot to analyse and try to fix. I think we are far way in terms of performance. It is early in the season. It is a moment to be calm and clear with the assessment, help the team to improve and be more consistent in our performance."ALSO READ: Tottenham 1 Liverpool 2: Wijnaldum and Firmino sound Reds' title intentionsPochettino added: "I am not a person who suffers too much. I try to find the solution. Don't worry for me – we need to be worried for the real things. I am so good, I am so happy.""We started the season with good results, but we knew the circumstances and the reality after the World Cup were completely different.""I was relaxed and not worried and today I am relaxed and not worried. My faith in this group of players is 200 per cent, not 100 per cent." Read more stories on Premier League. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :