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Steven Gerrard believes the Premier League are on red alert after Liverpool FC maintained their title challenge.

Brendan Rodgers’ side leapfrogged Arsenal into second place and are only four points behind leaders Chelsea after an emphatic 3-0 win at Southampton.

Luis Suarez scored his 24th goal of the season before creating the second for substitute Raheem Sterling and earning the penalty from which Gerrard netted during injury time.

And skipper Gerrard said: “I think we have sent out a message.

“Arsenal lost and we won, and I’m sure there are now plenty of people in the Premier League looking out for us.

“We have no Europe, so we are fresh going into every game.

“All we asked for at the start of the season was to be in there with 10 games to go. We are certainly in it.

“We are not the favourites, Chelsea and Manchester City are the favourites. We just need to keep going.

“If we keep winning then the belief is going to grow. It’s important to stay calm and take each game as it comes.

“Yes we don’t have the experience, but we have a lot of good things going for us.

“The challenge now is can we put in a good performance at Old Trafford in our next game and see where we are with four or five games to go.”

Liverpool have taken 23 points from the last 27 and scored at least three goals in their last four top-flight games.

And asked if a championship triumph was possible, Gerrard responded: “Why not?”

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With the Reds having lost their last two meetings with Southampton, Rodgers sprung a surprise by employing a midfield diamond and pushing both Suarez and Daniel Sturridge up front.

“Credit has to go to the manager,” said Gerrard. “He had his tactics spot on.

“We got it wrong here last year and we got it wrong against Southampton at the start of the season.

“But a sign of a good side is when you learn from your mistakes. It was difficult at times in the first half, but we were solid defensively and always a threat on the counter.

“Our idea was to play a bit longer and try to beat their press, and leave two up top. If you want to play two versus two against Suarez and Sturridge, all the best.”

Between them, Suarez and Sturridge have now scored 42 Premier League goals – only one less than the whole of the Manchester United team.

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Rodgers, though, was equally pleased with the performance of his defence who kept only their third clean sheet on the road in the league this season – and helped ensure Liverpool’s biggest-ever win at Southampton.

“We had an outstanding performance, a really significant performance to keep a clean sheet, score three and maybe score another three or four more,” said the Reds boss.

“Defensively we were outstanding. We pressed the ball well, and in terms of our defensive performance that was right up there with the win against Arsenal.

“This is a difficult place to come to. We probably surprised Southampton by playing a diamond in midfield. The players showed great concentration and got their rewards.”

Rodgers again played down any talk of ending a championship drought that stretches back to 1990, but added: “It’s great for the supporters to dream.

“They have seen the evolution of this team over the last 18 months.

“We have been consistently progressing over the last year. We stay calm and don’t be carried away.

“I’m not focusing on the title. I’m focusing on winning the next game.

“We will stay calm. We have 10 games to go and want to continue working at the same level.”

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