Steven Gerrard has said that Liverpool's emphatic 5-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday was one of the Reds best performances during his long tenure at the club.
Gerrard set up the first goal of the game, swinging a free-kick into the box, which Martin Skrtel turned home to give the hosts an early lead.
A corner, again taken by Gerrard, picked out Skrtel again, with the Slovakian heading in once more to double the Reds scoreline.
Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge provided an additonal two goals in what was a world-class first twenty minutes for Liverpool.
It was up to youngster Sterling to finish off the Gunners with a strike early on in the second-half, before Mikel Arteta turned home a penalty to give the away fans at least one thing to cheer.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, skipper Gerrard claimed the performance was in the top three he's ever been a part of in a red shirt.
"That is right up there. We have absolutely demolished a top team there from start to finish. I am trying to think back of a performance, especially in the first half, that I can remember in the last 15 years.
"Maybe one or two in the Champions League got close, but that was as explosive as it gets. That's definitely in the top three performances I have been involved in.
"You are talking about a side that is top of the league with world-class players, ones who are worth £42million; Jack Wilshere, one of the country's big hopes who we are looking to perform at a World Cup, and Santi Cazorla."
"I think the thing after a performance like that is: can we motivate ourselves to get close to producing something similar against Fulham?" the 33-year-old added.
"If we do, we will do the same to Fulham. But that is the dangerous thing. We performed fantastically against Everton and then slipped up against West Brom having taken the lead. We should have seen that game out.
"You can set markers and you can have one-off games but it means nothing if you don't continue to play well and get something from it at the end of the season.
"We aren't going to look back at the end of the season and think 'How good were we against Arsenal?' if we never got the top four. We can enjoy this but we have got to move on quickly and try to get three points against Fulham."
Gerrard set up the first goal of the game, swinging a free-kick into the box, which Martin Skrtel turned home to give the hosts an early lead.
A corner, again taken by Gerrard, picked out Skrtel again, with the Slovakian heading in once more to double the Reds scoreline.
Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge provided an additonal two goals in what was a world-class first twenty minutes for Liverpool.
It was up to youngster Sterling to finish off the Gunners with a strike early on in the second-half, before Mikel Arteta turned home a penalty to give the away fans at least one thing to cheer.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, skipper Gerrard claimed the performance was in the top three he's ever been a part of in a red shirt.
"That is right up there. We have absolutely demolished a top team there from start to finish. I am trying to think back of a performance, especially in the first half, that I can remember in the last 15 years.
"Maybe one or two in the Champions League got close, but that was as explosive as it gets. That's definitely in the top three performances I have been involved in.
"You are talking about a side that is top of the league with world-class players, ones who are worth £42million; Jack Wilshere, one of the country's big hopes who we are looking to perform at a World Cup, and Santi Cazorla."
The England and Liverpool captain went on to demand focus on the Reds next game, an away trip to Fulham, highlighting the fact the Reds were disappointing against West Brom after a huge win over Everton.
"If we do, we will do the same to Fulham. But that is the dangerous thing. We performed fantastically against Everton and then slipped up against West Brom having taken the lead. We should have seen that game out.
"You can set markers and you can have one-off games but it means nothing if you don't continue to play well and get something from it at the end of the season.
"We aren't going to look back at the end of the season and think 'How good were we against Arsenal?' if we never got the top four. We can enjoy this but we have got to move on quickly and try to get three points against Fulham."
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