"It could have changed our plans as we cannot afford to lose him like we did last season. It looked like a dangerous tackle to me and an unnecessary one. If you ask me whether I have seen people getting away with that in the Premiership, I would not say no.
"We didn't want Jenas to be sent off, that was the referee's decision. But when he brought his right leg into the tackle and took away the standing leg of Gilberto, I didn't like that.
"The rules are the same for everybody. Everyone knows that at the start of the season you get a yellow or red card more quickly, then, in September or October, it is reversed for the rest of the season."
The boss also confirmed that as things stand he's not interested in signing the Newcastle midfielder, saying:
"He is a good player and I know him well, but at the moment, I'm not interested. I already have four midfielders as I have signed Alexandre Song."
He also conceded that we were lucky to be awarded a penalty following the foul on Ljungberg, saying:
"I feel he was hit on his left foot and that provoked him to kick the ground. We were maybe a little bit fortunate to get the penalty, I can agree. But, in fairness, it looked like a goal was coming sooner or later."