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Simon Mignolet insists Liverpool FC’s thrashing of Tottenham will count for nothing if they fail to beat Cardiff City at Anfield on Saturday.

The Belgian keeper admits spirits are high after the stunning 5-0 victory at White Hart Lane which lifted the Reds up to second place in the Premier League.

However, Mignolet has urged his team-mates not to bask in the glory of that result and concentrate on maintaining the high standards they set in the capital.

“It was a great result for us at Tottenham,” Mignolet told the ECHO.

“We were positive, tried to win the game and played very well.

“We were very pleased not only with the three points but also the clean sheet which was very important for us.

“We showed what we can achieve when we play the football we want to play and all of us do our jobs. We are happy and enjoyed the moment but Tottenham is in the past and now we have to look forward.

“We have to make sure we build on that performance and do the same things against Cardiff.

“It will be another difficult game and we need to be focused on Cardiff. We are in a good position but we need to prepare correctly and keep this run going.”

If Liverpool make it four straight league wins by beating Cardiff in the lunchtime kick-off they will leapfrog Arsenal into top spot.

Brendan Rodgers’ side will stay there for Christmas if the Gunners fail to pick up maximum points against Chelsea on Monday night.

Mignolet has played down talk that the Reds are title contenders this season but having won at Tottenham he admits they won’t fear their festive trips to Manchester City and Chelsea.

“Positions don’t matter at the moment as everything will be decided much later in the season,” he said.

“There are still so many games to be played. We will know more after the Christmas period.

“There is a huge opportunity ahead of us and we must make sure we do the right things week in week out.

“After Cardiff there are two really big games but we can’t look too far ahead. It doesn’t really matter who we are playing as we always look at ourselves and try to focus on the things we need to do rather than worry about how the opposition play.”

Stand-in captain Luis Suarez’s two-goal heroics against Spurs took his tally for the season to a remarkable 17 in just 11 league games.

However, Mignolet says the most satisfying aspect of the club’s biggest ever win at White Hart Lane was the fact that everyone contributed in the absence of key duo Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard.

Jon Flanagan was among those to step up to the mark as the young full-back grabbed his first goal for the Reds.

“It was a real team performance,” Mignolet said.

“Beforehand everyone was going on about how we had a couple of guys missing. We had some important individuals out injured who have great qualities but the group is the most important thing.

“There always has to be someone ready to step up and do the job if someone can’t play and we have the players to do that.

“We dealt with having a couple of injuries and we have to do the same this weekend.

“Everyone was so pleased for Jon Flanagan. He works so hard every day and deserved that goal.

“It wasn’t just against Spurs he played well. He’s played like for a number of weeks against tough opposition."