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Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva believes he has responded to Jurgen Klopp’s demand to provide more creativity.

The long-serving Brazilian bagged his third assist in his last five appearances with the clipped pass which enabled Emre Can to score a spectactular winner at Watford on Monday night.

Lucas admits it was all the more satisfying because it was something they had worked on at Melwood. Now the 30-year-old wants to end his eight-year wait long for a Premier League goal.

He scored in the FA Cup tie at Plymouth back in January but hasn’t found the net in the top-flight since scoring in a 3-0 win over Newcastle in May 2009.

“We have worked a lot on movement in training,” Lucas said.

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“I’m trying to improve and add these things to my game and hopefully next will come goals. I know what the manager wants from me and he wants me to improve on assists, and I think I’ve been doing well on assists, so that’s quite good.”

The win at Watford strengthened Liverpool’s grip on a Champions League spot as they bounced back from the defeat to Crystal Palace.

Lucas believes the resilient display at Vicarage Road showcased just how much the Reds want that top-four finish.

“It’s another big result for us away from home against a very difficult and physical team with quality players, especially after the weekend when other teams dropped points, so it’s in our hands,” he told Liverpoolfc.com.

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“We needed to win, especially after our last game against Crystal Palace. We are happy and I think we deserved it even though at the end we needed a bit of luck. We can still improve, of course, but it was all about the result and we got it.

“The three games we have left now are all finals and hopefully we can get the victories to secure the Champions League spot.”