Dalglish frustrated with Stoke bore draw

Last updated : 14 January 2012 By Adam Bryant

"They came for a point and got a point and the responsibilty is on us to be more imaginative to try and break them down but we didn't manage to do that," said manager Kenny Dalglish after the game.

"The couple of opportunities we did have we never took, and in a game like that you've got to take your opportunities.

"We looked pretty solid at the back and I think they had one shot in the first half and not much more after that, but as I said it was our responsibility to be able to break them down.

"There was nothing wrong with the players' effort or determination, but on the day we just weren't good enough to break them down.

"The boys at the back looked pretty comfortable, they were only playing against one person. With the personnel we had, we didn't really have much of a choice.

"We were lucky to get Jose to play because he had a bit of a stomach virus and it was touch and go whether he was going to play. We left Daniel Agger out as a precaution because he's got a slight injury. We never had too many options."