"There's no blame to Martin Skrtel, I'd rather have players wanting to get on to the ball," said the Liverpool boss after the 2-2 draw.
"The courage he has to get on the football and try to play is what is the most important thing.
"It was a brilliant performance I thought. There were a lot of questions asked of the team and coming into such a big game but I thought the players were incredible and sometimes the best team doesn't win, and I think we were the better team.
"What I've seen today and last week was a one-off and today I thought they were terrific.
"The plan was going perfect but then I thought tactically the ability to press at the right time and to drop off and to block was very good. I'm very, very proud of the team."