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'It's not a disaster' - Pochettino unfazed by Spurs slump

Mauricio Pochettino insisted he is not worried after Tottenham slipped to a second successive Premier League defeat with a 2-1 home loss to Liverpool.

Goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino proved enough to give Liverpool the points despite Erik Lamela's injury-time effort for Spurs, who had a late penalty shout waved away.

The defeat came on the back of another 2-1 reverse at the hands of Watford prior to the international break, with Spurs now falling six points behind Chelsea and Liverpool at the top of the table.

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In a post-match media conference, Pochettino was asked if much of his squad returning from the World Cup late has had an impact on his side's performances, but he replied: "I don't want now to complain about the World Cup.