Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen has revealed that Sascha Riether was eager to apologise for the mistake he made which led to Liverpool's winning goal in the 3-2 defeat on Wednesday.

Riether brought down Daniel Sturridge inside the box to concede a penalty in stoppage time and give Steven Gerrard the opportunity to seal the victory for the visitors at Craven Cottage.

"The third goal is a silly challenge from Sascha," Meulensteen told reporters. "He shouldn't have done it.

"The first thing he said when he came into the dressing room was 'sorry I shouldn't have done it'. We lost 3-2 which is hard to take, with the effort the boys put in they should have had a point I think."

Fulham remain bottom of the Premier League following the loss.