Penalty incident 'showed a little bit of selfishness'

The penalty incident against Everton on Monday was madness.

Fighting over it at 4-0 up and then Connor Gallagher having to come over and sort it out. Cole Palmer desperately wants to take it when he has been taking the penalties and scoring them.

It showed a little bit of selfishness in some of the players and you question then whether that is why we are getting an inconsistent performance.

I don't feel it was immaturity showing, but it is about knowing that the team comes first and this is what is put in place.

It looks really bad on Mauricio Pochettino regarding discipline. Who is the penalty taker? I understand it changes at some points and they will be thinking: 'He has got three, can I have a go?'

So is it selfish? Is it sharing? What is the right thing to do? Only they know what the set-up is in that camp and what has been told to them.

Pochettino had to come out strong after the match. He had to say it will not happen again. He had to because he is the boss.

He managed that situation in the media very well. Being very quick, coming and addressing the situation and sorting the problem out head on. I thought he got it right.

Does this create a bad vibe with the players now? There are always problems between players and times when you do not always agree with situations, but I don't think this will be a huge problem.

It is not a fight. It just a case of players saying 'let me have a go' and gaining confidence for others players. It is not a big deal and they can move on.

Michael Brown was speaking to BBC Sport's Nicola Pearson