Rafa Benitez hailed his Liverpool players after the 3-0 victory Newcastle United, but insisted his team could have scored more goals.
Yossi Benayoun and Dirk Kuyt put the Reds into a 2-0 half-time lead, before Lucas Leiva came off the bench to head home a third at the death.
However, the home team could have further extended their advantage had they not struck Steve Harper's crossbar on three occasions.
"I think it was a good game, but could have been better as we had plenty of possession and a lot of chances," Benitez told his post-match press conference.
"We had opportunities to score more goals. To hit the crossbar three times in one match is enough!
"But in winning 3-0 and keeping a clean sheet, we have a lot of positives."
"We knew that mentally they could have some problems if we scored first," he added.
"That was the key, but you could see at 2-0 they were still working very hard so scoring the third goal was important for us to finish the game."
The win moves Liverpool to within three points of league leaders Manchester United and Benitez has called on his players to take maximum points from their remaining three fixtures to keep the pressure on Alex Ferguson's men.
"We know they (United) are a good team with good players," said Benitez.
"They have to make two big mistakes, but we have to be ready. We have to try and get three points in each match and see if they feel under pressure and make mistakes.
"We have to win our games. It is the only solution for us - keep winning games and put them under pressure."
However, the home team could have further extended their advantage had they not struck Steve Harper's crossbar on three occasions.
"I think it was a good game, but could have been better as we had plenty of possession and a lot of chances," Benitez told his post-match press conference.
"We had opportunities to score more goals. To hit the crossbar three times in one match is enough!
"But in winning 3-0 and keeping a clean sheet, we have a lot of positives."
"We knew that mentally they could have some problems if we scored first," he added.
"That was the key, but you could see at 2-0 they were still working very hard so scoring the third goal was important for us to finish the game."
The win moves Liverpool to within three points of league leaders Manchester United and Benitez has called on his players to take maximum points from their remaining three fixtures to keep the pressure on Alex Ferguson's men.
"We know they (United) are a good team with good players," said Benitez.
"They have to make two big mistakes, but we have to be ready. We have to try and get three points in each match and see if they feel under pressure and make mistakes.
"We have to win our games. It is the only solution for us - keep winning games and put them under pressure."
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