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carragher insists Liverpool have the belief and quality to bounce back from Saturday's defeat at Sunderland - starting with Tuesday's Champions League clash with Lyon.

Darren Bent scored the only goal of the game but it was a moment of controversy after his fifth-minute strike deflected off an inflatable ball thrown on to the pitch by a supporter to deceive Pepe Reina on its way into the net. "It was frustrating for us but Chelsea also lost so there is still a long way to go," said Carragher. "Now is not the time to talk about the title. We are looking to the next game. "We now have the Champions League tie against Lyon which will be in front of our own supporters at Anfield to restore some confidence before we take on Manchester United next Sunday. "We will stick together and work hard on the training ground to put things right. We know we've got a good team, good players and a good manager so we've got to have belief in ourselves and keep going. "We have the quality and the belief we will get back to winning ways soon, hopefully starting on Tuesday against Lyon." The vice-captain refused to use the absence of key duo Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres as a pivotal factor behind the Sunderland defeat and claimed the squad has the quality to cope with injuries. "It's easy to say we missed Stevie and Fernando and yes they are world-class players, but we have a big squad and we have won without them before. "Sunderland played well. We weren't at our best but we can bounce back and restore some confidence."