"In the opinions of myself and Arsene, it was possible to play this game," said Rafa Benitez.
"We must respect the referee's decision but we don't agree with it. In these conditions we could have played. The referee said to us that he had difficulty seeing both corners of the pitch and that it could be difficult for his assistants.
"A lot of people were looking forward to this game and it's really difficult to explain why it was called off.
"We have a problem now because if we draw against Arsenal in the FA Cup then when are we going to play this game? Maybe we can play for both Cups in one game!"
"I'm disappointed because we wanted to play and so did Liverpool," added Arsene Wenger.
"Unfortunately we weren't able to influence the decision of the referee, even though we tried."