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Rafa Benitez reflected on his side's 1-1 draw with Luton Town and admitted he
was disappointed that the Reds had failed to book their place in the fourth
round of the competition at the first time of asking.
The Hatters more than matched their more illustrious opponents for most of
the match but when Peter Crouch opened the scoring with less than 20 minutes
remaining Liverpool were on course to secure a hard-fought victory.
However, within three minutes of taking the advantage the home side levelled
and Benitez was quick to reveal his frustration at failing to see the game
out.
"We knew it could be a tough game and it was a tough game," said Benitez.
"They (Luton) worked really hard. We also worked hard but the only thing is
when you score a goal you need to use your experience and control the game.
But we conceded within three minutes and that was really disappointing."
The League One side looked more than capable of causing a huge cup upset for
long periods of the contest and while the Reds boss acknowledged that his
side did not play with their usual quality, he believes Liverpool will
complete the job in hand in the replay a week on Tuesday.
"I think that it was really difficult because they were physical and it was a
tough game, but in terms of the workrate I am happy with that," he said.
"In terms of the performance we can do better for sure. At least we have the
chance to play another game at Anfield in the replay and I think it will be
different."
Benitez also defended his decision to rest the likes of Pepe Reina and
Fernando Torres and felt the players on show were more than capable of taking
on the Hatters.
"I think if you play Crouch who is the centre forward of the national team,
Voronin, who is an international player, Benayoun who is an international
player and Kuyt - you are giving the other team a message that we have very
good players," he said.
"I think that the team scored a goal and then you need to use your experience
and control the game. We couldn't. We had some chances, they had some chances
but that is the nature of the FA Cup."
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