Liverpool manager Arne Slot cautioned against complacency despite his side opening up an 11-point lead in the Premier League with Sunday's 2-0 win at Manchester City.
Liverpool are on 64 points from 27 matches, with second-placed Arsenal, who have played a game less, on 53 points after Saturday's 1-0 home loss to West Ham United.
"In every other league, having a lead like this would be very comfortable, except for this one," Slot said.
Every game presented the potential for a slip-up, he said, pointing to Liverpool's difficult 2-1 home win against relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers last week.
"We are in a good position but we also know how hard it is to play against Wolves," he added.
Slot expects another tough game on Wednesday against fifth-placed Newcastle United, who drew with Liverpool in December and are coming off a 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest.
"Now we play Newcastle, we played 3-3 over there, which in my opinion was also a good result ... but we also experienced how difficult that one is," he said.
"We work every single day to achieve this and it is three months of very hard work to maintain this. There is no secret. We are 11 points clear but Arsenal has one game in hand.
"The fans can sing whatever they want, but we know as a team how hard we have to work for every single win," he added.
"Ten years it took to win here in the league, so it was about time" - Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk recognises the huge significance of Sunday's win but is not joining fans chanting "we’re going to win the league" just yet.
Van Dijk said: "Ten years it took to win here in the league, so it was about time.
"It was a big win but I think a couple of days ago there was noise about other things, and it could go the other way.
"Obviously, the result on Saturday and the result of this gives them (the fans) the belief.
"But it’s down to us to just keep focusing on the game ahead of us. That’s what we do and that’s what I’ve told the boys as well.
"It’s all about recovery now and being ready for Newcastle, which is a big test as well."
"It was a good performance, a complete performance. Good in attack at times, very good in defence as a team, so a well-deserved three points.
"We had to defend with everything that we’ve got at times because obviously they have the quality to hurt you, like we all know. We did that very well, so on to the next game."
Liverpool host Champions League-chasing Newcastle, who they will also face in the Carabao Cup final next month, on Wednesday while Arsenal face a tough test at third-placed Nottingham Forest.
Van Dijk said: "I don’t look at others, as I’ve mentioned many times before. We shouldn’t. It’s all about what you do yourself.
"We don’t take our wins for granted. We go home, recover and (begin) the preparation for Newcastle. That’s the only thing we have to do, nothing else matters."
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