Yossi Benayoun rues dropped Premier League points - Liverpool FC latest

"But we were all really disappointed to find ourselves two goals down because I thought we started the game very well and we were the better side for the first ten to 15 minutes. "Then we conceded a goal and lost a bit of control but after that we showed a lot of character to come back.

"After that, though, we should have come back to win the game because we had quite a few chances. "But in the second half we did not play with our heads enough. We were desperate to score and didn't use the wide areas enough.

"It's a shame."

Liverpool gave themselves another mountain to climb after Paul McShane exploited some slack defending at the far post and Jamie Carragher scored his second own goal of the season.

But Gerrard dragged his team back with a pair of close range efforts which Benayoun believes show just why he is regarded as one of the best players around.

"We know how important the captain is to the team in every game, not just in this one," he said.

"He showed a lot of character again and when he pushes forward he takes the rest of the team with him. This is why he is one of the best midfielders in the world and we were all grateful for the goals he scored against Hull because they got us back into the game."

Meanwhile, Sami Hyypia is at a loss to explain why Liverpool are continuing to drop points at home.

The hugely disappointed Finnish defender believes it is now crucial that Liverpool put concerns about their form at Anfield behind them and concentrate instead on the trip to Arsenal this weekend.

"We tried to do everything we could to win, but it didn't work," he said.

"Of course it's disappointing to draw at home again but we need to look forward. If we knew what it was we'd address it and we wouldn't have had four draws.

"We have to concentrate on the next game and try to win that. We can't change the past, but maybe can learn from what we did wrong.

"It will be a tough game against Arsenal but we'll go to win."