Jurgen Klopp has urged his players to enjoy the moment and insisted there is no pressure on them as they enter the defining stage of the season.
Liverpool returned to action with a 2-0 win over Watford that, for a few hours, sent them back to the top of the table for the first time since last September but they quickly relinquished top spot to Manchester City following their own 2-0 win at Burnley.
The Premier League's dominant sides go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium next Sunday and will then face each other at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final; before that, they will contest the Champions League quarter-finals, with Liverpool facing Benfica and City hosting Atletico Madrid.