Brendan Rodgers was left to bemoan a series of penalty decisions which went against Liverpool as they were held to a 0-0 FA Cup quarter-final draw by Blackburn . The Reds boss felt his side could have been awarded two spot-kicks in a keenly-contested tie at Anfield in which the Championship side defended tigerishly to secure a replay at Ewood Park . Rodgers told BT Sport after the game : 'They defended very , very well and when you have that many bodies behind the ball - and they were very brave , got blocks in - and I thought we should have had a penalty . Brendan Rodgers looks on frustrated during Liverpool 's goalless clash with Blackburn on Sunday . Rodgers ( middle ) and counterpart Gary Bowyer greet the crowd ahead of the FA Cup clash at Anfield . The Reds boss had cause for concern after defender Martin Skrtel was taken off on a stretcher early on . Kolo Toure ( left ) hit the back of the net for the Reds in the first half but his strike was ruled out for offside . 'In games like this sometimes in that opening 20 minutes , if you can get the first goal , it opens the game up . 'Adam Lallana 's one looked a clear penalty . The defender is recovering back in , but he 's on the wrong side and he ca n't get to the ball , so for me , that was a penalty . 'You could argue when [ Rudy ] Gestede handballs it off the header from the free-kick , we could have had another penalty , and sometimes you need that little bit of luck . 'They have got some good players - Gestede gives you a problem up front - but I thought in the main , we dealt with that really , really well . ' I thought maybe the sharpness was just missing from our game and that wee bit of incision . But credit to the players , they kept a clean sheet and the objective was to be in the hat for the next round by the end of the evening , and that 's what we are in . ' Simon Mignolet ( centre ) made a superb save to tip an Alex Baptiste header away in the second half . Blackburn defender Matthew Kilgallon ( left ) insists Liverpool did not deserve a penalty for this challenge on Reds striker Daniel Sturridge during the second half . Liverpool attacker Adam Lallana ( right ) was also denied a penalty after tumbling from a challenge by Kilgallon . Gerrard did not play due to injury , but fans are desperate to get to Wembley in his final season at the club . Rovers skipper Matthew Kilgallon was quick to insist the home side did not deserve a penalty for his challenge on dangerman Daniel Sturridge . He said : 'No , no , no , no . You have got to be tight to him . You give him a yard and he 's got that shot with no back-lift . Maybe when I did give him that yard , he has got the shot off . 'You have got to be tight to these players and that 's what I was . ' Things might have been worse for Liverpool had it not been for a fine 49th-minute save by keeper Simon Mignolet to claw Alex Baptiste 's header out of the top corner . Baptiste said : ' I was free at the corner . They mark zonally and I thought it was in , to be honest . '
Liverpool played out a 0-0 draw with Sturridge on Sunday evening . An FA Cup quarter-final replay will now take place at Ewood Park . Reds boss Brendan Rodgers was left frustrated at the final whistle . Rodgers felt his side should have been awarded two spot-kicks . Rovers defender Matt Kilgallon - at the centre of both penalty-kick shouts - says the one involving Blackburn was categorically not a penalty .