Alan Pardew: “The loss of Ben Arfa is maybe more important than Andy Carroll. Suarez is what Ben Arfa can do for us. He was brought in as a link player and would provide that link play that Suarez gives Liverpool.
“That is more important than the impact Carroll had on the game, which was minimal.
“After a fast start by Liverpool, their first shot, that was not the best of starts for us. We played well in that period because we took the emphasis away from them.
“We couldn’t quite find the movement or a moment around the box. Just after half-time we had a big chance with Joey (Barton), I would have expected him to score that.
“Our strikers could be improved. We will have to work on that. We need more penetration. Jonás Gutiérrez caused problems and we affected the game a little and not the scoreline.
“The little things fell their (Liverpool’s) way.
“Spirit in our group is fine. The commitment and effort is honourable. We lacked a bit of quality.
“Hatem and Danny (Guthrie) were missing.”
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