Caretaker boss Kenny Dalglish was impressed by his side's commitment if not some of the decisions that contributed to Liverpool's 1-0 defeat at bitter rivals Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup. A disputed penalty in the opening minutes and the sending off of Steven Gerrard in the first half led to a frustrating first game in charge for the Reds legend.
"The two decisions are important factors in the game, but if you went into detail about them it would take away from the commitment of the players," said Dalglish.
"It's difficult to come here, they are top of the league and when you are down to 10 men and lose a goal in the first minute you need to show commitment, and the players did that and they had great support here today as well.
"If we can restrict the team at the top of the league to that, that bodes well for us.
"We also brought three young lads on to try and freshen it up as our guys had put in so much effort."
When pressed on the penalty and red card incidents, he added: "I did not think the penalty was a penalty kick.
"The sending off....Is anyone who leaves the ground to get sent off now? The thing was that Howard Webb stepped away from the incident and then blew his whistle after one of our lads kicked the ball."
"For me it's a fantastic journey this next six months," he added.
"And if they put as much effort and commitment into the cause as they did today, then they should be alright."
The temporary boss insists he has no specific players on his radar that he wants to bring to Liverpool.
"I've no pre-conceived ideas of anybody that I've got in mind to come in," he said.
"At the end of the day, there's always going to be rumours and speculation, especially when a new fella comes in, and especially when the January transfer window is open.
"It's logical to assume there is, but factually I don't know."
