Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was relieved after their 4-3 win against Tottenham.
The Reds fought back from 3-0 down to draw level only for Diogo Jota to grab Liverpool's winner on 94 minutes.
Klopp said, "For a long period of the first half it was the best game we had played so far. First half was good, we conceded a goal but it was the first time we didn't defend properly. Apart from that the first half was good. The problem is Spurs do not change at all, they go for counter attacks even at 3-1 down. They just defend, counter attack and get set pieces and that makes it tricky.
"We got away with it thanks to Diogo Jota, it makes it spectacular and everybody goes home buzzing, but I am the manager of the team so I have to mention everything else as well. In 3 days' time we have to do better.
"They had a defensive set up, but the way we started the game was brilliant, everything was there. It was nearly perfect but it seemed to lead us on the wrong path."
On referee Paul Tierney, he said: "How they can give a foul on Mohamed Salah [before Spurs' third goal]. We have our history with [Paul] Tierney, I really don't know what he has against us, he has said there is no problems but that cannot be true.
"How he looks at me, I don't understand it. In England nobody has to clarify these situations, it's really tricky and hard to understand. My celebration was unnecessary, which is fair but what he said to me when he gave me the yellow card is not ok."