Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is adamant that his side need a slice of luck after their 1-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

The Reds have only won five of their 17 Premier League matches at Anfield this season but Dalglish feels that there isn't much more that his side could do.

"It's not just been one of those days; it's been like that seven or eight times here. There's not much else that we can add to what we've said before so many times after a game at Anfield," said Dalglish.

"I think you could go back over the old interviews and it'll be the same thing. They just need a bit of luck I think. It sounds repetitive but it's not an excuse.

"We're not running away from something. It's not as if there's something drastically wrong that we can't identify. It is just a piece of good fortune that we need."

The defeat leaves Liverpool eighth in the Premier League, 16 points adrift of a Champions League place.