Kenny Dalglish admitted his frustration after Liverpool failed to turn a succession of chances into goals and were held to a 1-1 draw by Norwich City on Saturday.
Craig Bellamy put the Reds into a deserved lead in first-half stoppage time, but substitute Grant Holt's towering header secured a point for the visitors at Anfield.
Liverpool could have clinched victory had it not been for a stunning save from Norwich 'keeper John Ruddy to thwart a Luis Suarez volley at the death while substitute Andy Carroll went close with a close-range header.
Dalglish told his post-match press conference: "I think on the balance of the game we deserved to take three points from it. We played really well up to a point, created an awful lot of chances and there was some great passing and moving.
"But when you are only one goal in front it gives them a bit of encouragement. They were hanging on in there.
"If we don't convert our chances we're always going to give the opposition a chance. They took it.
"Even then we came back and the goalkeeper has made a fantastic save from Luis late on and big Andy almost scored with a header as well.
"We're disappointed but I am sure we'll play a lot worse than that and win matches."
As well as being thwarted by Ruddy's late heroics for Norwich, Liverpool also struck the woodwork three times during the course of a contest they dominated for long periods.
However, Dalglish is confident the Reds will soon start to turn their opportunities into goals.
He said: "You work to get the chances on the day. It's difficult to assess how you're going to react when you get the chances, but hitting the post three or four times as well doesn't help.
"But if we keep creating the chances, we've got enough people there who can finish them."
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