Dalglish blames bad luck

New Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has put his side's 2-1 Premier League defeat to Blackpool down to a run of bad luck, and remains heartened by what he has seen since taking over

The Reds dropped to their second league defeat at the hands of Blackpool this season, Gary Taylor-Fletcher and DJ Campbell's goals compounding the club's recent woe after an early Fernando Torres strike had opened the scoring.

The loss came off the back of defeat toManchester United in the FA Cup at the weekend, when they conceded a disputed penalty and Steven Gerrard was sent off.

The result at Bloomfield Road leaves the Merseysiders languishing in 13th place, four points off the drop zone, yet Dalglish believes his side deserved more from the game.

"We are disappointed we have come away from the game with no points," said Dalglish.

"We got off to a good start; a couple of good passes and Fernando got in and finished really well.

"Their first goal we were on the verge of breaking clear, misplaced a pass and they turned it around, went up the pitch and got a break of the ball off Daniel Agger before their lad finished well.

"If we had just laid the pass off and collected it and gone up the other end of the pitch we would have walked it in for 2-0 and so if there was a turning point that would be it.

"The second goal we cleared the corner quite sufficiently and then it has come back in and we've not picked up."

Dalglish added: "It was pleasing to see their commitment and effort when you consider a lot of them played against United for an hour with 10 men.

"We had some good positives but the most positive thing that is going to help the players most of all is to pick up some wins.

"It's all very well being a decent side but every side which has been successful and has ever done anything needs that bit of luck.

"At the moment that has turned against us but the longer we stick in and the less sorry we feel for ourselves the better chance we will have of correcting it.

"It is not just a change of luck, we have a lot of work to do as opposed to being lucky."

Victory for Blackpool was their second triumph over Liverpool this season, after a 2-1 win at Anfield in October, and Tangerines boss Ian Holloway was understandably delighted with the result.

"It is the best of the lot I think - to go behind so early it could have been a long horrible night but I'm so proud of my lads," he said.

"It didn't affect us and we carried on and got the equaliser and I said to them at half-time that the next goal was vital and we could really knock the stuffing out of them and it happened.

"If you'd said to me at the start of the season we'd get six points off Liverpool home and away I'd have said you were doolally.

"I'd have got you a nice straitjacket and said 'get lost', but we've done it."