Kenny Dalglish refused to blame £35million striker Andy Carroll missing a first half sitter for Liverpool's laboured 0-0 draw against Swansea.
England international Carroll blew a golden opportunity to put his team ahead when he smashed a seventh-minute strike across the crossbar with the goal at his mercy.
It did not get much better for the Anfield crowd from then on, with the home side missing a number of chances in a disjointed performance against the Premier League newcomers.
And Swansea was unlucky not to punish Liverpool further in an impressive second-half display.
Mark Gower wasted their best chance when he lacked composure and blazed over the bar on 84 minutes.
Dalglish said: "Our performance was disappointing. Swansea did well - they passed and moved it well.
"They had one chance in the second half where perhaps they would expect the lad to do a little better.
"We had the first chance of the game and if we had taken that it would have changed the outlook.
"But we've got to look deeper than the opportunity early on.
"There were other phases of the game where we might have had a goal."
Swansea keeper Michel Vorm stood up to everything thrown at his goal and denied Glen Johnson a certain winner with a brilliant acrobatic save in the dying stages.
The Liverpool boss added: "He made a couple of good saves at the end. At least we're testing him and getting a bit closer.
"We had some decent opportunities but I don't think we passed it as well as we could.
"When we lost possession they came at us quickly but when we got it back we gave it away too cheaply and too quickly."
The point extends Liverpool's unbeaten home run to six matches, but four of those have been frustrating draws.
Asked how Liverpool can turn these stalemates into wins, Dalglish said: "We score more than the opposition."
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