Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says Arsenal's late equaliser on Sunday is no major setback.
It was a deflating blow, but after a positive summer following the appointment of Roy Hodgson as manager, Gerrard says it will take a lot more to damage revitalised spirits.
"My family are Liverpool fans, we are surrounded by them day in and day out," said Gerrard, who also helped lift the club after last season's disappointing seventh-placed finish by pledging his future.
"Of course I can feel the optimism, and rightly so. We have got a good manager, we have kept hold of some top players and we have already got some top players here.
"If we can keep everyone fit I am very confident we can have a completely different season to last year. The boys are enjoying training and working very hard.
"There is a real buzz about the place and if we had got three points it would have been a magnificent start."
