Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard and his deputy Jamie Carragher refused to point the fingers at John Arne Riise after the Norwegian's late gaffe cost the Reds a win over Chelsea. Riise's bizarre 95th minute own goal at Anfield handed the Blues a clear advantage ahead of next week's Champions League semi-finals return leg. However, the solid full-back, who was brought in for Fabio Aurelio, was not solely held responsible by his teammates. "No fingers are pointed at John," captain Gerrard told Uefa.com. "We win, lose and draw together and it's my job as captain to pick the boys up and make sure that we're ready to go next week. "These ties are decided on small details and unfortunately for us tonight that bit of luck has gone with Chelsea at the end, but maybe we'll get a bit of luck at Stamford Bridge." Bridge Tie The England midfielder is unfazed by the fact that Chelsea have an advantage as he is adamant that his side can win the tie at Stamford Bridge. "We'll give it everything we've got at Stamford Bridge but we believe this tie's not over. Let people say Chelsea are favorites, that's not important. "We've just got to block that out. We know the job we've got to do and we believe we can beat Chelsea on their own patch. We'll have to see what happens." However, Rafa Benitez's side are yet to score at Chelsea since the Spaniard took charge in 2004, but that did not bother Gerrard as well. "We haven't played there with Fernando Torres, have we?" he said. Bad Luck Vice-skipper Carragher has also jumped to Riise's defense, saying that the backline are also involved in the crucial goal. "It was just bad luck. We've all been there, all done something like that. There's no blame attached to John," he told the club's official site. "I think a couple of things happened before that and there were a couple of things we could have done to stop the cross even coming in. It's a team game, we are all in it together." Liverpool now must find the net in London if they are to stand any chance of reaching the competition's final in Moscow.
