"It's set up nicely now. We knew before Saturday's game that they'd lost and that gave us a bit of a boost because we knew if we won then we'd get to within a point of them and still have the two games in hand," Finnan told the official website.
"Now we have to go there and play as well as we can. It's always one of the biggest fixtures of the season for the club and the fans and we're sure we can get something from the match. There's no reason why we can't win and go into second place. That'll be our aim.
"Obviously we had to work hard to get the victory over Tottenham because they're a good side and they gave us one of our toughest tests so far this season at Anfield. Picking up three points gives us a bit of breathing space over them now.
"It was a fairly even game with both sides having chances, but we got the important goal and we're delighted with the victory."