Bolton boss Owen Coyle felt his side were unlucky to lose to Liverpool at Reebok Stadium on Sunday.

The Trotters were beaten by an 86th mintue Maxi Rodriguez effort but it was the non-decision of referee Martin Atkinson, who in Coyle's eyes, failed to award Bolton a spot-kick when Reds defender Jamie Carragher appeared to handle the ball in the area.

"I felt it was cruel on the team given the efforts they put in. We dominated the game for large periods," he said.

"I am loathe to sit here and moan about decisions but it is a clear penalty in the first half, where I think it was Carragher with the handball.

"We could have had a couple in the second half when Kevin Davies had been knocked to the ground as well.

"They say they are supposed to even themselves out. If that is the case we are probably due about 20 decisions between now and Christmas.

"I still felt in the final third we could have had moments of better quality, better finesse.

"But the application and endeavour the players are showing is there for everyone to see and the only disappointment is losing the game.

"We are certainly not accustomed to that given the way we have gone about it this season, but it has happened.

"We will take our medicine, our kick in the teeth, and look to bounce back quickly."