Despite dominating and creating a plethora of chances the Reds were held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Sunday by a Norwich side who grew in confidence. Paul Lambert's team could not believe their luck as, in addition to hitting the woodwork three times, their hosts wasted numerous opportunities to put the result beyond doubt as early as the first half. Liverpool have now dropped six points at home to Norwich, Sunderland and Manchester United in matches they could - and probably should - have won. And while last week's 1-1 draw with United could have gone either way in the last 20 minutes there appeared to be only one likely winner from the outset yesterday. A second successive home draw meant Liverpool lost ground on fourth-placed Newcastle. "We all respect Norwich and they did really well," said Enrique. "But at home against teams like that we have to win if we want to be in the Champions League. I think we lose a lot of points like that. "I think the best teams in the world and in this league will beat teams like that, with the greatest respect, especially at home because it is more difficult to play them away. "We've dropped two points here. I hope we don't need these points in the future." It was almost all-out attack from kick-off with Martin Skrtel's header rattling the crossbar less than two minutes in. The frame of the goal came to Norwich's rescue 10 minutes later when Luis Suarez's shot was finger-tipped away by goalkeeper John Ruddy, who had a game to remember. Craig Bellamy struck on the stroke of half-time against his first professional club with a shot which deflected in off Marc Tierney to give the hosts a lead which should have been much more comfortable than it was. After the break Suarez hit a post again before the Canaries, knowing Kenny Dalglish's side have kept only two clean sheets this season, saw their opportunity. Within three minutes of coming on Grant Holt rose to powerfully head home Anthony Pilkington's perfect delivery after neither goalkeeper Jose Reina, who came for the cross but failed to reach it, nor Jamie Carragher or Glen Johnson dealt with the danger. Holt could have put his side in front with another header but it was Liverpool who finished strongly with substitute Andy Carroll heading wide from close range in added time before Suarez saw his volley brilliantly turned over by Ruddy. "In the first half we played really well and had a lot of chances but I don't think we played the second like the first," added Enrique. "We deserved three points. We had a lot of chances to score goals and I don't know what happened. "I think we had some bad luck, it became frustrating for the players who were trying and trying. "In the second half we dropped a bit and they scored an amazing goal. "We can't do that. We have to play like we did in the first half." The former Newcastle defender played down their failure to keep clean sheets - Liverpool are on their worst run since 2003 - insisting if they had taken just a fraction of their chances it would be irrelevant. "A clean sheet is important but if we don't have a clean sheet and score two or three goals the result would have been the same," he said. "The team played really well and scored one goal but we could have scored five." Holt may have taken the plaudits for his goal but Ruddy kept his side in it and ensured they ended a run of four successive defeats against the Merseysiders with his instant reaction to Suarez's late shot. The former Everton goalkeeper, 25 tomorrow, earned the praise of manager Paul Lambert, whose side have taken 10 points from their last five Barclays Premier League matches. "I hear rumours England are looking at him - and they could do a lot worse that is for sure," said the Scot. Lambert was also pleased by Holt's response, having been dropped to the bench for the last four matches. "I don't have favourites, I try to pick a team which will win a game and I have told them all that," he added. "I need everyone at this club to drive the same way and if we do that we have a chance. "Every player at the club are definitely going the same way at the moment."
