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Stoke boss admits Liverpool should have had penalty

Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has admitted that Liverpool should have been awarded a late penalty when the clubs clashed on Saturday.

The Potters recorded a vital 1-0 home win over the Reds thanks a contentious 20th minute penalty awarded to Jonathan Walters but There were two handball calls which went against the visitors which cost them the game.

Stoke's Rory Delap made contact in the first half whilst Matthew Upson also appeared to handle the ball in the area late in the match and Pulis admitted that one of them should have been called.

"I think Rory's was a definite penalty looking at it," Pulis told Sky Sports News. "On the day from where I was I thought it wasn't, but Rory's was a definite penalty.

"Matthew Upson's comes off his thigh onto his hand and I don't think it is a penalty.

"I can see why he's given the penalty against Jamie [Carragher]. Jon's actually got the wrong side of him defensively and Jamie has pulled him back and whether he pulls him back or doesn't pull him back he is trying to get round him and has his arm around his waist so I can see why the penalty was given."

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