Hull City manager Phil Brown feels his side could have got something from their match against Liverpool, had it not been for the poor refereeing of Martin Atkinson.
The away side opened the scoring when Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso's thunderous strike found the net on 45 minutes.
The home side were then reduced to ten men after Caleb Folan was giving his marching orders for kicking out at Martin Skrtel.
Things then got worse for the Tigers when Skrtel's mis-timed shot was headed in from close range by Dirk Kuyt.
Brazilian midfielder Geovanni gave the Tigers slim hopes of a revival when he found the back of the net but all hope died when Alvaro Arbeloa's shot fell to Kuyt, who scored his second of the game to give the Reds all three points.
After the game, Brown stated his side needed a lot of picking up at half-time, after what he saw as some poor refereeing decisions.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Brown said, "We were having to pick players up at half time after an injustice was done.
"We knew it was going to be tough and somebody has let them off the hook. I cannot see a free-kick there."
The Tigers boss however, felt the sending off was justified.
"I have no excuses for the sending off. I feel it was justified and it will be dealt with in-house. That killed us, 10 against 11, and Caleb made it a little bit easier for them."
The result leaves Hull perilously close to the drop zone, sitting in 17th place and just three points above Middlesbrough.
The away side opened the scoring when Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso's thunderous strike found the net on 45 minutes.
The home side were then reduced to ten men after Caleb Folan was giving his marching orders for kicking out at Martin Skrtel.
Things then got worse for the Tigers when Skrtel's mis-timed shot was headed in from close range by Dirk Kuyt.
Brazilian midfielder Geovanni gave the Tigers slim hopes of a revival when he found the back of the net but all hope died when Alvaro Arbeloa's shot fell to Kuyt, who scored his second of the game to give the Reds all three points.
After the game, Brown stated his side needed a lot of picking up at half-time, after what he saw as some poor refereeing decisions.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Brown said, "We were having to pick players up at half time after an injustice was done.
"We knew it was going to be tough and somebody has let them off the hook. I cannot see a free-kick there."
The Tigers boss however, felt the sending off was justified.
"I have no excuses for the sending off. I feel it was justified and it will be dealt with in-house. That killed us, 10 against 11, and Caleb made it a little bit easier for them."
The result leaves Hull perilously close to the drop zone, sitting in 17th place and just three points above Middlesbrough.
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