What Benitez said
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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez
believes a lack of concentration at vital moments cost his side
against Manchester United.
Paul Scholes took advantage of some poor defending to steal in for
the opening goal and a result was beyond Liverpool when Rio
Ferdinand netted a superb second.
Benitez was happy with the overall performance of his side at Old
Trafford but says mistakes cost them the chance of taking something
from the game.
"In the first half we didn't have a lot of problems and then we
conceded a goal. Against a good team like United that is always a
big problem," Benitez told Sky Sports.
"When you see the players working as hard as they work, you cannot
blame them, if you make a mistake, you make a mistake.
"From my point of view it is a pity when you concede."
Benitez was disappointed with the lack of clear-cut chances his
side created on the day.
"We were defending well but we couldn't create a lot of clear
chances, if you want to win you need to score," he continued.
Meanwhile, Benitez refused to rule out his sides chances of still
challenging for the title.
The Reds are now 11 points behind United at the top, but Benitez is
not looking any further ahead than their next league outing against
Reading.
He added: "In football you never know. I need to think about the
next game. When you are at the top, bottom or middle of the table
you need to think about the next three points.
"If you want to have possibilities (of being in the title race) you
need to start winning games."
