Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren laughed off his wonder goal in their 4-0 rout of Newcastle on Wednesday.

It was Lovren's seventh goal for the club since joining four-and-a-half years ago and, in terms of quality, perhaps his best – and the No.6 was a delighted, and humble, scorer.

“It was quite difficult to catch the ball, to be honest. Usually it's a ball to kick into the stand, like defending a set-piece for me," he told Liverpoolfc.com.

“But luckily enough, I did it, I scored. It's always great to score for Liverpool and hopefully we can do it again in the next couple of games because we need everyone now.

“There are tough two games now: Arsenal and Man City. We need to keep this momentum."

Liverpool's victory, coupled with those results elsewhere in the division, increased the gap at the top of the league to six points at its halfway stage.

Lovren provided his view on the attributes that have allowed Klopp's men to become the pace-setters and clock up 19 games without defeat this term.

“We play every game like a final," he said. “It's what we learned in previous seasons: it doesn't mean anything if you win and then the next game you don't do well.

“So, we'll forget this game and next concentrate on Arsenal. That's what keeps us going. We have big character in the squad. If you want to be at the top, you need to have the winning mentality and the calmness."