"The result was a huge lift to the players," said Dirk Kuyt.
"It will still be very difficult to catch United. If they win their game in hand it'll be seven points, but all we can do is win our own games.
"We are very proud of beating Real Madrid twice and also beating Manchester United away.
"It was an incredible week. We got two very good results against two of the best teams in Europe.
"We enjoyed it and hopefully we can take this form into our next game against Aston Villa."
