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Liverpool boss Hodgson says Reina OK after Arsenal blunder

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson says Pepe Reina is fine after his blunder against Arsenal.

The stopper bundled the ball into the back of his own net to ensure Arsenal took a share of the spoils back to north London with a 1-1 draw - but the manager has no doubts the Spaniard will bounce back.

He told liverpoolfc.tv: "Pepe's fine. If you're a goalkeeper and can't live with a mistake that you make then you'll never have a career at any level.

"The fact is there is only one certainty in football if you're a goalkeeper and that is one day you'll make a mistake which is going to let in a goal that may cost your team some points. When you put the gloves on, you know that.

"If you're a good goalkeeper it doesn't very happen often, and more often than not you'll come off the field with people congratulating you on winning points for the team because you've made so many good saves.

"But the day is going to come when you will make a mistake.

"It was a mistake, of course, and he understands that. We all feel very sorry for him because he took it very hard after such a good performance from him and the team.

"But he's a strong character and as far as I am concerned, I have not mentioned it to him and he has not mentioned it to me. In training this morning he was very good so let's hope he's forgotten it as quickly as I've forgotten it."

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