Burnley 0-2 Liverpool: Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota breaks goal drought
That was the chant echoing around Turf Moor at full-time on Tuesday as Jurgen Klopp's men ground out a 2-0 victory over Burnley to hit the summit of the Premier League.
With holders Manchester City lagging behind after last season's Treble-winning exertions, an opportunity has opened up for the Reds - or someone else - to end Pep Guardiola's side's stranglehold on the trophy.
Liverpool have only lost one league game this season but will need to be more ruthless than they have been in recent games if they are to add a second Premier League medal to their collection.
With Mohamed Salah departing for the Africa Cup of Nations in January, the goalscoring burden is likely to fall on Darwin Nunez - but how much can Liverpool rely on the Uruguay striker?
The 24-year-old ended a 12-game goal drought with the opener against Burnley, the first time he has found the net for his club since 1 November.
"For Darwin it's clear - strikers need goals," said Klopp. "It was never in doubt from our side.
"Darwin is playing an incredibly important part for us. It's not only about scoring as long as you win, but it was important for him and gave him a lift."
Klopp added: "You miss chances and everybody says, 'You missed it in the last games as well'... but it has nothing to do with the last games, who cares? That is gone.
"We could have made it easier but as long as I am at Liverpool, we never did it the easy way. Why should we start now?"
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