Jurgen Klopp played down the notion of 'scoreboard pressure'.
Manchester City are too old in the tooth, he countered, to be concerned about seeing their lead at the summit evaporate across a weekend in which they were in FA Cup action.
Both Liverpool and Arsenal are in action again before Pep Guardiola's side can resume their assault on a fourth straight Premier League title. This engrossing race could yet come down to goal difference, with Arsenal still top by virtue of being eight better off than Klopp's men.
Having Diogo Jota back up to speed and back on the scoresheet therefore comes at a crucial moment.
Again, there were opportunities for this to be a more handsome victory over a Fulham side who lost their way after half-time. But as Klopp pointed out: "We won our last two away games, can I ask for more?"
The win in Atalanta helped ease the frustration of the previous week. At Fulham, Klopp rotated his players out of necessity. "We made these changes because we were 100 per cent convinced we had to. It was not a gamble," said the Liverpool boss.
Klopp remains positive on the title race and still believes if his side wins all their remaining five matches they will be Premier League champions again.
That the clean sheet eluded them will not concern him too much at this stage. Liverpool have scored in 31 of their 33 games - more often than any other team in the Premier League this campaign.
Judging by the full-time celebrations, Klopp still believes there is time to add to his legacy.
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