Fernando Torres said he was relieved to get on the scoresheet after six matches without a goal, including five starts.
''After five games, yes I am relieved. For the fans, for the players it is important to be top of the table,'' he told Sky Sports 1.
''I have been working hard, I knew the goals would arrive. Now I want to keep going, scoring in the Champions League and scoring almost every game.
''We know if we can stay near the top of the table in January or February we can win it.
''We must stay in the first three or four of the league and if we can win in the Champions League we can have a fantastic season.''
Reds manager Rafael Benitez was pleased for Torres and was also glad Tim Cahill's late sending-off had no bearing on the result.
''It was important for him (Torres) and for us that he gets two goals in a derby. It is massive,'' he said.
''They needed to score then, so they were going forward and we got more space and more time.
''The first thing I would say (about the red card) is that nothing changed because we were better than them already at that moment. It was a bad tackle but I did not see it clearly.''
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