Ryan Curran insists Cliftonville have "another gear to go" after the Reds raced into second spot in the Irish Premiership with Sunday's 1-0 win over Glentoran.
Curran produced a moment of magic in the eighth minute to earn maximum points at the Oval, the striker dispatching a stunning volley past Aaron McCarey to settle the clash in east Belfast.
The Reds also hit the woodwork when Ronan Doherty's strike cannoned off the underside of the crossbar, while Glentoran's misery was compounded when Shay McCartan was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Rory Hale in the 73rd minute.
Read more: Conor McMenamin starts for Glentoran in 'Lazarus-like' comeback"
It is a massive win. We have probably dominated the teams in the lower half of the table but we needed a big result," Curran said.
"We have a good record against Glentoran, especially at the Oval. We knew it would be a tough game but we firmly believed in ourselves and the lads were excellent to a man.
"We are not getting ahead of ourselves. We probably have another gear to go and we are still five points off Larne, and there is a long way to go.
"We are ticking along nicely at this stage. We just like staying under the radar and stay in the chasing pack."
Curran bagged his 10th league goal of the season with Sunday's thunderbolt volley, second best in the Irish Premiership behind Crusaders midfielder Philip Lowry who has 12.
"I am happy to just keep chipping in," Curran said.
"Last season I don't even know how many goals I had at this stage of the season, probably something similar. It is important to just keep chipping in week in, week out.
"The same can be said for Ronan (Hale) and Joe (Gormley). If I don't score there are games when those two step up to the plate.
"Last season Joe and I scored 24, but the goals weren't really spread around the team as much. This year Joe has about seven or eight, Ronan has 12 and I have 10, and Rory has a few.
"That's the most important thing."
READ NEXT:
- McAree rubbishes McMenamin claims as he clarifies latest injury
McLaughlin boxing clever as he hails fighter's motivation ahead of Oval win
- Tim McCann feels defender's return is 'like a new signing' for Glentoran
Glentoran vs Cliftonville as it happened at the BetMcLean Oval
Sign up to our free sports newsletter to get the latest headlines to your inbox.
