"It's not over until May 11. We need to make sure we get enough points to be in that fourth spot until May 11," said the Finn.
Hyypia has nearly a decade of derbies under his belt, and while some point to the lack of Scousers who now appear in this fixture, there's no doubting how much it means to the towering centre-back.
He said: "Of course it's sweet. Derby games are always different. I know what it means to all the fans, so now all the Liverpool fans, players and staff can be happy.
"I think it was a fair result. We had the game under control. It's a pity we didn't score more than one goal but one goal is enough.
"We didn't give them many chances and it was comfortable.
"The Man Utd loss brought us down a little bit but we still had the confidence to go into this game. We had the opportunity to go five points clear of Everton, so from that point of view the win is very important."