Benitez was left grumbling about luck after Glen Johnson's own goal brought Arsenal level minutes into the second half yesterday and allowed them a platform to build on which resulted in another defeat for the Reds.
"It is difficult to explain when you play so well in first half. We were on top of them. We had the chance for Torres, the goal and the penalty that was not given," said the Spaniard.
"Then we started the second half with an own goal and then a second goal went in and everything changed. You could see that the confidence went down. We gave the ball away in the second half which was the opposite to the first when we were controlling things.
"We've had too many problems this year and when you have another one, like the own goal, sometimes it is hard to keep the confidence high. We have to be ready and start training tomorrow. We need to show character and play at the same level we played at in the first half, against Wigan.
"The fans and the players are disappointed. We have to start working with the players and do things in the right way. Some players are coming back and they need to improve their match fitness. The positive is the first-half, the negative is the lack of confidence we showed in the second half."