It's On Like Donkey Kong

As the dying embers of the game petered out at St. Mary's, Steven Gerrard converted the penalty which capped off a 3-0 away to Southampton for the tricky reds. The travelling support bellowed out songs like it was 1980's again, the Redmen are coming down the road and they believe it. Not in five long years has there been this type of moment in a season for Liverpool Football Club. Unlike at Fulham on that late Saturday evening when Yossi Benayoun scored the late winner, this time there is enough games to make up a 4 point gap, "Now your going to believe us, we're gonna win the league" was sung with gusto amongst the red masses behind the goal.

Fast track back to two weeks ago again at Craven Cottage, the supporters for the first time seen the players believed we could do it with the late penalty. Why not believe? Since the turn of the year and the back to back defeats at Chelsea and City, the form guide speaks for itself. Undefeated, 8 wins in the preceding 10 games. As each game goes by we're been told, they will fall away eventually. Well in the first week of March Liverpool sit hot on the heels of the leaders, bang in form and have a front 3/4 that are obliterating defences and a manager who some are afraid to admit could be the real deal.

Enough has been said but Gerrard's post match interview at the end gave credence to a set of players, management and more importantly supporters that this is truly possible. The impossible dream back in August 2012 when the Northern Irishman took the reigns that he could end the 24 year-long wait for what is become an obsession for Liverpool.

On the back of what I would regard probably Liverpool's most professional and important win of the season yesterday, the two week gap to United away wets at the hunger for what is too come. The ride continues for Liverpool supporters, where it ends who knows but this season will go down in the annals as one to live in the memory. Whether that it is a memory when Liverpool get number 19 or not is remained to be seen, primary target of top four is well and truly in our own hands.

Roll on Sunday 16th March, when we enter a football ground where our record is not great but on the back of the uneasiness of their season this could be one of those days we look back on with absolute joy or regret. One thing that unlike most(bar a couple of) Liverpool sides in the Premier League era, Brendan Rodgers red-men travel to Old Trafford not in trepidation but brimming with confidence with the belief in any game against any side we can score goals. This will be the same.

Which United side turns up doesn't matter who knows,  they have a lot too worry about in terms of our two strikers who have 1 goal less than what the whole United side have managed in the league this season. Key for Liverpool like at Southampton is keep the individual mistakes to a minimum and keep Joe Allen in the side in that midfield alongside Stevie & Hendo this could be special. Sing it again "Now your gonna believe us...." because it is on like donkey kong!!!!