Emiliano Insua broke his goalscoring duck for Liverpool in spectacular fashion on Wednesday, striking a dipping volley beyond Arsenal goalkeeper Lukas Fabianski from 25 yards.

It was the latest landmark in an encouraging season for the left-back, who has held down a regular place in Benitez’s starting line-up while earning a first international cap for Argentina.

“It was a really nice moment for me,” says Insua.

“I chested the ball down and just decided to hit it. I couldn’t believe it went in but it was nice and hopefully I can score more goals for the team in the future.

“It has been a really good season for me, for my club and country, but I have to keep it going. I know I can keep on improving and I have a lot of confidence.”

Insua concurs with Kuyt that Liverpool perhaps deserved to at least take the game to extra time.

“I’m really happy to have scored my first goal for the club but disappointed to have lost the game because I thought we played well,” says the 20-year-old.

“We knew before they are a good team, especially at home, but we had some good moments in the game.

“We pressed them all of the time and tried to keep the ball. Unfortunately we conceded two goals and we missed some chances and couldn’t score again.

“I never want to lose as a player and it’s the same for all of us.

“We are not in the Carling Cup any more but we still have three competitions left to play for so we have to keep improving.”