Diogo Jota has admitted that his challenge on Oliver Skipp was "not a great tackle" but referee Paul Tierney could see that he "didn't mean it". Pushing for an equaliser after Son Heung-min had made it 3-2 with 13 minutes left on the clock, Spurs player surrounded the referee after the Portuguese forward caught Skipp in the head with a high boot.
The tackle left the Tottenham man bloodied with a gash on his head, but the referee decided to brandish a yellow card to the Liverpool man rather than showing him a straight red. It proved to be a huge decision in the match as Jota later went on to score the winner in stoppage time moments after Richarlison had levelled the game up at 3-3 following a header from Son Heung-min's cross.
Tottenham acting head coach Ryan Mason was understandably furious with the decision and demanded an explanation for Jota not receiving a red card. Speaking to the media after the game, Jota himself opened up on the incident and claimed that Skipp was brave to put his head in but claimed he did get a touch on the ball.
