Ivan Juric, manager of Southampton, feels Liverpool should have been given a penalty in the second half of their 3-1 loss at Anfield on Saturday. Will Smallbone gave the Saints an unexpected lead in stoppage time of the first half, but Darin Nunez quickly erased the lead. Mo Salah scored two penalty penalties in the second half to give Liverpool the victory, but Juric thought the first one was unfair. There didn't appear to be much in the area as Smallbone and Nunez collided, but referee Lewis Smith gave the penalty. Juric, the Southampton manager, is furious at Liverpool's penalty call. "They responded quite well," Juric said to BBC Sport. "We had some excellent first-half situations. The match was altered, in my opinion, by the [first] penalty, which was not a penalty. I'm happy with the way we performed today. "This can never be a punishment. Since it was 1-1 and somewhat altered the outcome, I apologize for what happened. Many of our yo...
Fulham took the lead with 58 seconds on the clock after Andreas Pereira picked out Sessegnon's run and slotted past Jose Sa.
Wolves responded in the 18th minute with Joao Gomes' second goal against Fulham this season, but Rodrigo Muniz gave the Cottagers the lead again a little over a minute into the second half.
Silva made five changes from Saturday's 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace, including Sessegnon, who made his first league start in over two years after a series of injuries.
The Portuguese, whose team is vying for a European spot, stated: "He's a lovely boy, and the last two or three years have been extremely difficult for him."
"A player who began playing at a high level at the age of 16 and everyone here and in this country knows he's going to have an amazing career because he's a top talent, but football isn't always like that.
"He began to sustain a number of injuries, which sapped his confidence, but the most important thing he lacked was the sharpness required to compete at this level.
"He works hard. It is his first Premier League start, but he has started both cups and performed well.
"Sometimes it's really tough but when you get injuries in a row but lets hope the future is going to be bright for him again."
Silva was particularly satisfied with his team's second-half performance.
He added, "In the second half, after 2-1, we controlled the game differently.
"It was difficult for us." However, Wolves had possession but failed to create a single chance in the second half.
"Changing five players, short period between games, changing the formation, the boys responded really well and I'm pleased for them."
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira couldn't hide his frustration after his team failed to learn from the first half.
He stated, "Today, I'm frustrated. Starting the first half by conceding a very easy goal, our concentration or focus was not up to par with the level of play.
"We reacted and began to play against a strong team, winning 1-0. We created some opportunities and scored a goal, but starting the second half the same way is extremely difficult.
"In the second half, I sensed the team was tired. The game on Saturday is why we are tired. Two games in three days made it impossible to fully recover.
"We need to defend well and today we committed mistakes we cannot commit again."
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