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Wataru Endo was disappointed but proud of the way nine-man Liverpool fought in the face of \u201cdifficult decisions\u201d during the last-gasp defeat at Tottenham.<\/p>\n
Jurgen Klopp\u2019s men saw their unbeaten start to the Premier League season end in north London as Joel Matip\u2019s own goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time gave Spurs a 2-1 win.<\/p>\n
Liverpool had gone so close to a point after seeing Curtis Jones\u2019 booking upgraded to red midway through the first half after his challenge was reviewed by VAR.<\/p>\n
Son Heung-min soon broke the deadlock only for the Reds to equalise through Cody Gakpo, whose half-time replacement Diogo Jota was sent off in the 69th minute for two yellows.<\/p>\n
But the main talking point was how Luis Diaz\u2019s opener was wrongly ruled out for offside due to what the Professional Game Match Officials Limited called a \u201csignificant human error\u201d by VAR Darren England.<\/p>\n
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Summer signing Endo, who came on with Liverpool reduced to nine men, said: \u201cAt the end, a very tough game but there were 50-50 decisions in the game and yeah, it\u2019s very difficult to play with nine players.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I wanted to get one point so I am very disappointed about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am just so proud of this team. I am just disappointed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to learn from this result and of course we showed our spirit, even though we faced difficult decisions we fought until the end.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s Liverpool and always we have to try to win the game. We can learn from this game but we just keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool will look to bounce back from their first Premier League defeat of the season at Brighton next Sunday before attention turns to international matches.<\/p>\n
Matip will be particularly desperate to win after his late own goal in the capital, but Endo says nobody in the dressing room is blaming the defender.<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, he played an amazing game today so no-one can say something to him,\u201d he told the club website.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am so proud of what he did today and I am so proud of what my team-mates did today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool have a Europa League group match against Union Saint-Gilloise before heading to Brighton, but there are no continental distractions for Spurs this year.<\/p>\n
Tottenham missed out on European qualification in a poor 2022-23 campaign but have been reborn under Ange Postecoglou, with his new-look side second in the standings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an important moment,\u201d goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were level, then we scored. We deserved this win all together.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to enjoy this moment, to rest then keep going because we have another challenge next week (at Luton) and then the international break.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe have to be focused and to prepare the best game by game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has to be our goal throughout the season \u2013 keep going, keep working.\u201d<\/p>\n