Jaissle hits out at 'really soft' Liverpool penalty in Newcastle draw
Jaissle: Liverpool penalty 'really, really soft' in Newcastle draw

Newcastle United boss Matthias Jaissle bemoaned the 99th-minute penalty that earned Liverpool a point at St James' Park, branding it "really, really soft".

Andoni Iraola's side secured a dramatic draw on Tyneside when Dominik Szoboszlai scored from 12 yards to make it 2-2 after substitute Victor Munoz had been fouled by Lewis Hall.

Late drama at St James' Park

That came after Joe Willock had given the visitors the lead following the Cody Gakpo strike that cancelled out Anthony Elanga's early opener.

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On the decision by referee Stuart Attwell to award a late penalty for Iraola's side, Jaissle said: "If you give it, it's a really, really soft one and then you have to give many, many penalties throughout the game and throughout the season.

"I'm not a big fan of the decision. I'm proud, we are proud to see a unit on the pitch. The guys were trying to do it the intense way that we wanted to play. Front-footed, vertical in our approach."

Jaissle's mixed emotions

"This, after such a short amount of time, I'm really happy. In the end, I am a bit disappointed.

"We were so close to getting the three points, for sure. But there is also some brightness, definitely, because the guys were doing an amazing job for over 90 minutes.

"We are a young squad and they really left their heart on the pitch and this is something we can build on."

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