Nat Phillips has insisted he would rather a goal-line clearance than a goal after managing both during Liverpool's 3-0 win at Burnley.
The Reds moved up to fourth in the Premier League table with a three-goal victory at Turf Moor, setting up a nervy final day against Crystal Palace.
A win against the Eagles will all but guarantee their place in next season's Champions League, which was unthinkable months ago.
For Phillips, it was a fantastic night in Lancashire as he collected the Sky Sports man-of-the-match award.
The Bolton-born defender headed home from a Sadio Mane cross to double Liverpool's lead at Turf Moor, before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain netted their third, following Roberto Firmino's opener.
Equally, Phillips dominated in the air against a direct Burnley side, which saw the defender clear off his own goal line in the second half at a crucial moment in the game.
Quizzed on which he'd prefer after the match, Phillips insisted he'd rather be making clearances than scoring goals.
“Massive. The most important thing, we’re up into fourth, that was our goal coming here today, all the rest of it is added bonuses," he told Sky Sports.
"At this point in the season, it doesn’t matter about how we win games, it’s about getting the three points - that’s all that matters.
“Obviously the pressure’s on, there’s no room for inconsistency, we know we have to win every game. We’ve had to take it up a level and make sure that we perform consistently and if not, at least grinding results out.
“It was a really tough and physical game, one of the toughest I’ve had all season, so credit to Burnley, they made it difficult for us. It was nice to see we managed to score three goals and take our chances, which is something we had struggled with throughout the season a bit.
“Clearing off the line (gave him more pleasure than the goal). It’s my job to stop the ball going in the net, to stop goals, so if I can get on the scoresheet - then happy days, it’s a bit of a bonus, but I’d much rather have a clean sheet.
“Not much because all we can do is concentrate on our games and make sure we win all of them. Obviously, we know that if we win the next game, as long as Leicester don’t go on to score a lot of goals in theirs, then our job is done, but we’ll never going into a game and thinking if we draw then we’re alright or whatever, we go into every game wanting to win the match and that doesn’t change - and it’s the same at the weekend.
“I’m looking forward to it, it’s going to be a good weekend, so I’m excited. What we have to do now is recover, rest up, prepare ourselves, and one last push to hopefully finish in that Champions League spot.”
