Joe Allen believes taking more risks led to great reward after the midfielder rescued Liverpool with a last-minute volley in a scintillating 3-3 draw with Arsenal at Anfield on Wednesday evening.
The Reds had twice led the Barclays Premier League leaders in the first-half thanks to Roberto Firmino's brace, only to see Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud cancel out the Brazilian's strikes.
With Giroud's second of the game handing the Gunners the lead, Jürgen Klopp threw the Welshman on with only eight minutes remaining - though he was able to make the ideal contribution to earn his team a point.
Running onto Christian Benteke's header inside the area, the No.24 lashed a well-taken volley past Petr Cech to send the home crowd into raptures.
Midfielder pleased to make late contribution
Speaking to Liverpool's official website after full-time, Allen explained that as a player coming on with his team behind, he had to "throw a little caution to the wind and gamble a little bit."
He admitted that he doesn't "get in the box that often" but said that "thankfully" it fell nicely for him and "it ended up in the back of the net." He added that he "just tried to get anything on it" and that it was "a nice feeling to come on and make an impact" to help the team "come away with a point."
The 25-year-old acknowledged that it was a "frantic" game and insisted that Liverpool "starting brilliantly" and were "fantastic to go up a couple of times in the game" but also said that the "disappointment" was with the goals they "gave away."
Allen said they "could have done a little bit better" defensively but refused to lay blame to anyone, insisting "that's the way things are sometimes" as he concluded that the game was "end-to-end and very open" which led to "a great spectacle."
Reds must tighten up against United, warns Allen
But Liverpool have little time to rest and recover prior to their next game, another monumental Anfield clash against Manchester United on Sunday as Klopp's men look to bridge the gap to their rivals.
And Allen declared that they must be more concentrated at the back to ensure they don't afford United the kind of cheap goals they allowed Arsenal.
He said that they're "obviously going to concede goals throughout the season", explaining that "sometimes you hold your hands up and say 'that was a great goal from the other team'."
But he added that some of the goals Liverpool have conceded "make it difficult" for themselves, calling it one area of their game "that's in need of improvement in some ways."
The Wales international insisted that it's "not an issue of quality" within the Reds' ranks, rather that it's "more of a concentration thing" which they need to "eradicate" and "keep improving."
On the enormity of the fixture, Allen said they are "always great occasions" and games "you want to be involved in as professionals and look forward to" - adding that they will be hoping to "use the little bit of momentum" gained from his late leveller a few days earlier so that they can "take three points instead."
