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New manager Kenny Dalglish was frustrated with the decisions against Liverpool at Manchester United on Sunday, but was impressed by his side's application.
The Reds' FA Cup dream came to an end at Old Trafford as they were dumped out 1-0 in the third round after Ryan Giggs converted a penalty for the home side in just the second minute.
Referee Howard Webb awarded the spot-kick after Dimitar Berbatov went down in the area off a Daniel Agger challenge, then piled more misery on the visitors when he handed captain Steve Gerrard a red card after 30 minutes.
But while less than happy with the decisions, Dalglish, who replaced Roy Hodgson at the helm of the struggling Merseysiders on Saturday, took plenty of positives from the encounter.
Important
"The two decisions are important factors in the game, but if you went into detail about them it would take away from the commitment of the players," said Dalglish.
"It's difficult to come here, they are top of the league and when you are down to 10 men and lose a goal in the first minute you need to show commitment, and the players did that and they had great support here today as well.
"If we can restrict the team at the top of the league to that, that bodes well for us.
"We also brought three young lads on to try and freshen it up as our guys had put in so much effort."
When pressed on the penalty and red card incidents, he added: "I did not think the penalty was a penalty kick.
"The sending off....Is anyone who leaves the ground to get sent off now? The thing was that Howard Webb stepped away from the incident and then blew his whistle after one of our lads kicked the ball."
Dalglish says his side's performance on Sunday has put him in a positive frame of mind for when the Premier League resumes next weekend.
"For me it's a fantastic journey this next six months," he added.
"And if they put as much effort and commitment into the cause as they did today, then they should be alright."
The new boss insists he has no specific players on his radar that he wants to bring to Liverpool, despite the inevitable transfer talk surrounding the club.
Ideas
"I've no pre-conceived ideas of anybody that I've got in mind to come in," he said.
"At the end of the day, there's always going to be rumours and speculation, especially when a new fella comes in, and especially when the January transfer window is open.
"It's logical to assume there is, but factually I don't know."
The Reds' FA Cup dream came to an end at Old Trafford as they were dumped out 1-0 in the third round after Ryan Giggs converted a penalty for the home side in just the second minute.
Referee Howard Webb awarded the spot-kick after Dimitar Berbatov went down in the area off a Daniel Agger challenge, then piled more misery on the visitors when he handed captain Steve Gerrard a red card after 30 minutes.
But while less than happy with the decisions, Dalglish, who replaced Roy Hodgson at the helm of the struggling Merseysiders on Saturday, took plenty of positives from the encounter.
Important
"The two decisions are important factors in the game, but if you went into detail about them it would take away from the commitment of the players," said Dalglish.
"It's difficult to come here, they are top of the league and when you are down to 10 men and lose a goal in the first minute you need to show commitment, and the players did that and they had great support here today as well.
"If we can restrict the team at the top of the league to that, that bodes well for us.
"We also brought three young lads on to try and freshen it up as our guys had put in so much effort."
When pressed on the penalty and red card incidents, he added: "I did not think the penalty was a penalty kick.
"The sending off....Is anyone who leaves the ground to get sent off now? The thing was that Howard Webb stepped away from the incident and then blew his whistle after one of our lads kicked the ball."
Dalglish says his side's performance on Sunday has put him in a positive frame of mind for when the Premier League resumes next weekend.
"For me it's a fantastic journey this next six months," he added.
"And if they put as much effort and commitment into the cause as they did today, then they should be alright."
The new boss insists he has no specific players on his radar that he wants to bring to Liverpool, despite the inevitable transfer talk surrounding the club.
Ideas
"I've no pre-conceived ideas of anybody that I've got in mind to come in," he said.
"At the end of the day, there's always going to be rumours and speculation, especially when a new fella comes in, and especially when the January transfer window is open.
"It's logical to assume there is, but factually I don't know."
And the dream becomes reality, he speaks like Jebus. 
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