A run of bad luck is affecting Liverpool at the moment, Albert Riera believes. He said: "For Liverpool, a draw is always disappointing. But we have to keep going and there are a lot of games to play from now until the end of the season, we just keep going right to the finish.

"We felt we were unlucky, though. We were very confident when we got to a 1-0 lead, and we have not been conceding goals from free-kicks, like the one that Everton scored.

"We have been defending well from set-pieces, and we do not usually let in goals so close to 90 minutes.

"Now we find our rivals are scoring goals on 90 minutes to save points, and we find ourselves conceding a goal late on. That is very bad luck from our point of view.

"I do not like to talk about luck in football, but Manchester United seem to score so often around 90 minutes, and then it happens against us."

He added: "But we are on the same points as United, and we will be fighting for every point, we can promise that.

"We have to be positive. You either say we lost two points, or you say we have won a point in a difficult race.

"We have to be happy with one point in such circumstances because it is never easy against Everton.

"We now have games soon against our direct rivals (for the title) so we have to continue (the fight) because it is not yet finished. We are confident we can do that."