Cristian Romero would not have been sent off in Tottenham's loss to Liverpool if referee John Brooks "did his job" properly, says Spurs boss Thomas Frank.

John Brooks is believed to have purposely given Cristian Romero a second yellow to deny Tottenham of any appeal after the Liverpool loss.

Liverpool's star forward Hugo Ekitike insisted that he did not foul Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero before scoring the winner for Liverpool in a crazy Spurs clash in the Premier League on Saturday.

After a torrid personal display, in which he ceded possession for Liverpool’s opener before being beaten in the air as the visitors doubled their lead through Ekitike, Romero’s sending off felt like the reaction of someone frustrated with himself and not focused on driving the team forward.

CRISTIAN ROMERO’S spectacular bicycle kick rescued Tottenham and lifted the pressure on Thomas Frank. The Argentinian grabbed a 95th-minute equaliser to earn a draw at Toon – just after it

Cristian Romero and Bruno Guimaraes clashed again at St. James' Park on Tuesday night as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to salvage a point against Newcastle United

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank took aim at the match officials after their 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool. Frank was particularly angry over Cristian Romero 's injury-time dismissal.

The fallout from Cristian Romero’s actions, which saw Ibrahima Konate kicked, drew sharp commentary from Gary Neville, who described the episode as sheer madness

Tottenham face a battle to keep Cristian Romero, and they would accept in the region of £70m to allow him to depart.