Manager Neil Warnock was left wishing Luis Suarez played for QPR after suffering a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool.
The Uruguayan, who has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons after two Football Association charges, scored his first goal since October to seal the points at Anfield.
Heroics from QPR goalkeeper Radek Cerny had for a time looked as if they might have condemned Liverpool to a sixth Premier League draw at Anfield this season.
But Suarez was the difference and Warnock acknowledged as much after the final whistle on Merseyside following his patched-up side's defeat.
When asked about the former Ajax striker's performance, the QPR boss is quoted as saying by Liverpool's official website: "Oh, to manage him."
Warnock also told Sky Sports: "I think it was appropriate that the best player on the pitch by a mile scored the winner.
"I think Luke (Young) was disappointed. He was marking him at the corner and it just went over his head.
"But that is good players. They make that half-a-yard of space and we go down to it.
"But I can't fault the lads. I thought Radek Cerny in goal was excellent. I thought everybody did (well).
"As you could see with the bench, we were struggling today. We didn't have any forwards at all to put on.
"Poor old DJ (Campbell) has come on. He has been out for nine weeks and has only had two days with the fitness coach. I don't think he has kicked a football yet.
"So I asked him if he would do 20 minutes for me, and he did. That is the difference, when you see their subs coming on.
"But I can't fault them (the QPR players), great performance in the circumstances."
Suarez scored early in the second half to take the points, but it had been a frustrating afternoon for Kenny Dalglish's team up to that point, as chances went begging.
The Liverpool boss, however, had no complaints about the performance of his players and believed they were unlucky not to record a more convincing scoreline.
Warnock agreed QPR's hosts deserved the points, as he said: "They pass it around for fun. The players they've got, they're going to cause any team a problem.
"They were the better side. Most people in the ground might have thought we'd go four or five down, but we showed great resolve."
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