"The lad is so quick, I wouldn't blame Carr for that," said Hoddle. "It was just a reaction tackle - there was no doubt about it being a penalty.
"Michael Owen, in fact, was the difference between the sides. We worked hard to keep him quiet, but he got beyond our back line only a couple of times and from one he got the penalty that beat us."
"Liverpool have a very good chance of winning the title. They showed they can grind out a result, and this was a very good result for them with what happened elsewhere on the day."