"When you are kicking towards that Kop end you can feel them helping you and helping the team. It was a great feeling. This is what we play the game for - the roof came off the place at the end," said Gerrard.
"The fans were patient with us even though things didn't always go how we wanted. Middlesbrough played well and maybe deserved something from the game, but we showed character and kept going until the end.
"We have been working on having a positive mentality and trying to kill off the lesser teams and we finally got the breakthrough thanks to Jamie Carragher.
"Yes, I was surprised because he doesn't get many, but it was a good shot even though it got a deflection."
