The skipper believes Yossi Benayoun's winner could be a very important goal for the club, but conceded it is still advantage Manchester United...
Liverpool's habit of scoring late in Premier League encounters showed no signs of relenting today. For 90 minutes, their away fixture at Fulham looked destined to finish goal-less, especially after the visiting northerners struck the frame of the goal no less than four times in the first-half alone.
However, substitute Yossi Benayoun scored a stoppage time winner, meaning the Reds have usurped Manchester United to the head of the division.
Steven Gerrard - who was replaced by Daniel Agger - said, "It's a massive three points, we knew before the game that anything less than three points would not be good enough.
"I know it came late [the goal], but it was deserved. We hit the woodwork four or five times, and you think it may not be your day, but Yossi popped up. He's a special player.
"He hasn't played every game, but it goes to show how important squads are. That goal could be big for us."
Regarding Premier League crown-rivals and bitter north-west neighbours Manchester United, Gerrard said, "We'll see how United will do, we're hoping for a favour from Aston Villa. All we can do is keep on winning. We've got to let United know that they're in for a title fight and to do that we need to keep on winning games.
"United are still favourites. They have the game in hand," he concluded.
Benayoun added, "I'm happy my goal went in! It meant a lot for everyone. We can put more pressure on United now."
Manchester United host Aston Villa on Sunday at 16:00.