Andy Robertson admits the dramatic win over Tottenham Hotspur will count for nothing if Liverpool don't use it as a springboard for their season.
Roberto Firmino headed the winner from Robertson's last-minute corner to move the Reds three points clear of the Londoners at the Premier League summit after a 2-1 triumph at Anfield on Wednesday evening.
Jurgen Klopp's side are away from home in three of their next four games, starting at Crystal Palace in Saturday's early kick-off.
And Robertson acknowledges the Reds have to capitalise on the momentum of their latest victory and anticipates Tottenham to remain one of the main threats to their crown.
“When you play against a big team, obviously top of the league – they were first going into this game – scoring a last-minute winner is big," he said. "All the lads felt it.
“But it’s only big if you use it in the right way and you try to kick on from it. We’re top of the league but there’s still a long, long way to go.
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“But it’s a big win against a really, really good team. We created good chances, we dominated the ball first half; the second half was a bit more even.
“We’ve beaten a good team and it’s always nice when you do that. But they’ll be there, they’ll come back again and we need to be at our best every game to stay top now because there’s a lot of teams trying to catch us, it’s a lot closer race this year and it will go the whole way."
Speaking to liverpoolfc.com, Robertson also revealed the impact the 2,000 supporters allowed inside Anfield made on Liverpool's players.
“The fans make a huge difference," he said. "Against Wolves they were excellent, tonight they were excellent.
"We’ve missed them. I’d love 50,000 in here soon but the 2,000 make a great noise and we need them.
“We need them over the course of the season now, as long as they’re allowed in, and hopefully it gets more and we have more people in here.
"We need them, we’ve always needed our fans, we’ve always been a family that needs everyone pushing in the right direction. We’ve missed them and I’m sure they’ve missed us."
