Steven Gerrard today savoured Liverpool's derby day victory and insisted the Reds are relishing the challenge of winning the race for a top four place.
Dirk Kuyt's 50th goal for the Reds ensured Rafael Benitez's men moved into the top four for the first time since October - and the skipper believes the Reds are now in the mood to continue their excellent recent run when they travel to Arsenal and Manchester City over the next two games.
"It was a tough derby with passion, committment and plenty of fight from both sides," said Gerrard. "We have beaten a good Everton side today with ten men and the boys should take a lot of credit.
"They have been on a fantastic run but we have beaten them with ten men and played some good football, so we're really pleased.
"Our attitude was great and we stuck together. We always knew we'd be up against it today but we knew we could get chances from set-pieces, especially when you have players like Dirk Kuyt on the field."
Both sides ended the game with ten men after Sotirios Kyrgiakos saw red in the first half and Steven Pienaar was dismissed in stoppage time, but Gerrard insists referee Martin Atkinson gave the game every chance to flow.
"I thought the referee was superb today," he added. "Fans come to games wanting to see passion and fight from players. There were some mis-timed tackles out there, but we won't be complaining about the referee.
"We're happy with the result but we have two tough away games on the road now. But if we keep going as we are at the moment then I am confident we can take points from those matches."
Author: Paul Eaton
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