Gilberto expects he will not watch the Champions League Semi-Finals because it will be "too painful".
The Brazilian came on just before half-time in the Quarter-Final second leg at Anfield on Tuesday night and thought his side had sealed a famous victory in the tie when Emmanuel Adebayor struck with six minutes to go. However Steven Gerrard's contentious penalty put Liverpool back in front almost immediately and an injury-time effort from Ryan Babel ensured Rafa Benitez' side would progress.
As ever, the experienced 31-year-old took the frustration on the chin.
"Everyone is very disappointed with the result especially because of the way we played," he said. "We were unlucky. The big decisions went against us this time.
"We did very well to equalise, it is very hard especially when you play away from home and are behind. To score is not that easy but maybe we missed our concentration in the final minutes.
"I don't know if I will be watching the Semi-Final games now. It will be very painful.
"Sometimes you learn more in defeat than you do when you win but, of course, no one at this Club enjoys it when you lose the game, especially an opportunity to get into a Champions League Semi-Final. We will learn from the result but I would prefer to learn when we achieve good things."
There is still an outside chance of that in the Premier League but, even Arsène Wenger accepts his third-place side must win at leaders Manchester United on Sunday for that to happen.
"It is a very big game," said Gilberto. "Anything can happen, you never know. The important thing is to start to think about the next game now and try to forget what happened in this game with Liverpool.
"It is important to win the next five games," he concluded. "If we do that, then why not?"
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