The best team lost... we were denied a blatant penalty! Rodgers slams Webb after referee waves away Suarez penalty claim

Brendan Rodgers was seething after his Liverpool side were knocked out of the FA Cup, insisting referee Howard Webb denied them a 'blatant penalty'.
Arsenal came out on top at the Emirates Stadium in the fifth round, beating the visitors 2-1 in frenetic game.
But Rodgers believes his side deserved to win, or at least gain a replay, especially when Luis Suarez seemed to have been taken out by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the box.

Blatant? Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looked to have taken out Luis Suarez in the penalty area

No go: But Howard Webb controversially turned down the claims for a spot-kick

Up in arms: Brendan Rodgers said that the referee's decision was 'strange'

Goals from Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lukas Podolski had put Arsenal on their way to victory, before Suarez was felled in the box, leading to Steven Gerrard halving the deficit.
But Rodgers doesn't think that should have affected Howard Webb's 'strange' decision.
'We are bitterly disappointed not to get a blatant penalty. It’s more clear than the first one,' Rodgers told BT Sport after the game.
'First one Luis [Suarez] gets clipped. Second one was clear but I’m not sure if it was because it was just after that. Luis got the ball and Alex has clipped him straight after that, it was a strange decision.'

Running away with it: Oxlade-Chamberlain (above) and Lukas Podolski (below) put Arsenal on their way

Back in it: Before Steven Gerrard made it 2-1 from the penalty spot

Coming off the back of two straight victories, one a 5-1 win against Arsenal at Anfield last Saturday, Liverpool started strongly.
And Rodgers said that they should have been out of sight in the opening period.
'The best team lost, we deserved at least a replay. It should have been 2-0 in the first 6-7 mins.'
Arsenal will host Everton in the next round, after they saw off the challenge of Swansea at Goodison Park earlier in the day.

Shock: Daniel Sturridge and Liverpool missed guilt edge chances early on at the Emirates Stadium