Alvaro Arbeloa is confident Liverpool will book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League by taking out their Fulham frustration on Marseille.
The Reds full-back admits it was disappointing to drop two points against the Cottagers but feels his teammates will bounce back with victory against the French outfit.
"It was very frustrating," he told Liverpoolfc.tv following Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Fulham.
"We always have the same problem when teams come to Anfield. They play really compact and narrow but it's up to us to break them down.
"We now need to turn attention to the Champions League. We need to make sure we put this behind us by beating Marseille so that we qualify for the next round."
The Spain international, who has enjoyed an impressive start to the season, believes the Reds are missing a clinical touch in front of goal and admits they were relieved to hear that Chelsea had also drawn a blank in their clash with Newcastle United.
"It's not a bad result for us," he said, referring to Chelsea's draw.
"They have also dropped two points so it could have been worse. We still feel we should have done our job and won the game though.
"We had two or three clear chances to score and we have to start taking them because otherwise you make life difficult for yourself.
"In the first-half we didn't play that well. We improved in the second-half but we couldn't find the goal to win the match. Once you get the first in a match like this it makes the rest of the match much easier."
The Reds full-back admits it was disappointing to drop two points against the Cottagers but feels his teammates will bounce back with victory against the French outfit.
"It was very frustrating," he told Liverpoolfc.tv following Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Fulham.
"We always have the same problem when teams come to Anfield. They play really compact and narrow but it's up to us to break them down.
"We now need to turn attention to the Champions League. We need to make sure we put this behind us by beating Marseille so that we qualify for the next round."
The Spain international, who has enjoyed an impressive start to the season, believes the Reds are missing a clinical touch in front of goal and admits they were relieved to hear that Chelsea had also drawn a blank in their clash with Newcastle United.
"It's not a bad result for us," he said, referring to Chelsea's draw.
"They have also dropped two points so it could have been worse. We still feel we should have done our job and won the game though.
"We had two or three clear chances to score and we have to start taking them because otherwise you make life difficult for yourself.
"In the first-half we didn't play that well. We improved in the second-half but we couldn't find the goal to win the match. Once you get the first in a match like this it makes the rest of the match much easier."
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