Tottenham’s abysmal start to the season continued with a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, thanks to goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Liverpool now progress to the fourth round of the League Cup, and Iraola was delighted with what he saw from his side.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after the game, he hailed his side’s ‘energy’ throughout their winning performance.
"I am pleased with the performance. I think there have been different phases in the game but overall I liked the energy. We scored but I am happy because we are in the next round," he said.
"I think at 2-0, they have to take a risk and win some territory. We were defending well but conceding a lot of set-pieces and when they scored that put us under some pressure. Luckily for us we found a way to score a third and finish the game properly."
On Dominik Szoboszlai's goal: "I think the thing with Dom is when he is going to shoot he has a chance to score. With him you believe because he has done it before. He is a great finisher."
On Andy Robertson: "I think he deserves all this and I was happy. I was thinking he honestly deserves this because he has given so much to Liverpool."