After the game Rafa Benitez praised the attitude of his players and said this was the type of game the Reds would have ended up drawing last season.
"Carragher was amazing, because normally he isn't a great finisher. After that Gerrard showed his quality too even though he isn't 100 per cent fit - he can change games," said the Liverpool boss.
"The team showed its winning mentality. This is the kind of determination we want to see for the rest of the season.
"Last season we were drawing or losing these kind of games at home, so it was important that we won. It sends a positive message to the fans, who were maybe thinking about last season.
"We did it the hard way. I was pleased in the first 15 minutes because we were creating chances but after that we did not play well and they were controlling our attacks.
"They scored a good goal and were on top of us. I thought it would be difficult but we changed - we played with three defenders and that was the key."
