Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson admits goalkeeper Pepe Reina was upset after giving up a late equaliser against Arsenal.
Reina looked to have claimed the ball after Marouane Chamakh's effort hit the post but it squirmed from his grasp and over the line.
Hodgson said: "I thought it was a fantastic effort but points are hard to come by in this league, so when you get so close you can't avoid that feeling of disappointment.
"Maybe that second-half performance deserved all three and not just one, but if someone had said at half-time you'll defend well and get a 0-0 or 1-1 I would probably have accepted that.
"But to lose it so close to the end to a rather scrappy goal was tough on us.
"He [Reina] took it hard because he is a very serious professional who really believes in himself and the team.
"There were an enormous number of positives but the unfortunate negative was that he let in a goal which under normal circumstances he would have kept out."
