Rafa Benitez has made it clear to Liverpool's title rivals that no-one at Anfield will be distracted from their bid to stay ahead of the field.
Second-placed Chelsea meet third-placed Manchester United at Old Trafford this weekend in what could be one of the pivotal games in this season's title race.
But Benitez is adamant that the only game that matters to Liverpool is the one which sees the league leaders travel to the Britannia Stadium to take on Stoke City on Saturday evening.
The Reds boss would be more than happy to accept any results that go his team's way in the weeks and months to come - but insists the only thing that matters is that Liverpool's fate is in their own hands and they can determine their own destiny if they keep on winning.
"It is just about Liverpool and our own results," said the Spaniard.
"If we keep winning our games then it will not matter what other teams do.
"Obviously it would make things easier for us if the other teams around us make mistakes but we are only interested in our own results.
"This weekend we play Stoke and this is the game we will be focusing on."
The Premier League season is now past its halfway point and having played 20 games Liverpool currently stand proudly on top of the table.
Benitez is more than happy with the way his team has performed so far, but he believes there is still much more to come from the Reds in the second half of the campaign.
He added: "It is clear that the team is doing well because we are at the top of the league but we can still do even better.
"In the past three or four seasons we have played better in the second half of the season and this is what we will be looking to do again this time.
"We have players who have been out because of injury but who are now coming back to full fitness, and having Fernando Torres, Martin Skrtel and Fabio Aurelio back will be a big boost to us.
"But we also have players whose form is improving and others whose form will improve so we have a lot of confidence.
"The players know that we have to keep working hard and winning games and they also know that we cannot make too many mistakes and must keep our feet on the ground."
Second-placed Chelsea meet third-placed Manchester United at Old Trafford this weekend in what could be one of the pivotal games in this season's title race.
But Benitez is adamant that the only game that matters to Liverpool is the one which sees the league leaders travel to the Britannia Stadium to take on Stoke City on Saturday evening.
The Reds boss would be more than happy to accept any results that go his team's way in the weeks and months to come - but insists the only thing that matters is that Liverpool's fate is in their own hands and they can determine their own destiny if they keep on winning.
"It is just about Liverpool and our own results," said the Spaniard.
"If we keep winning our games then it will not matter what other teams do.
"Obviously it would make things easier for us if the other teams around us make mistakes but we are only interested in our own results.
"This weekend we play Stoke and this is the game we will be focusing on."
The Premier League season is now past its halfway point and having played 20 games Liverpool currently stand proudly on top of the table.
Benitez is more than happy with the way his team has performed so far, but he believes there is still much more to come from the Reds in the second half of the campaign.
He added: "It is clear that the team is doing well because we are at the top of the league but we can still do even better.
"In the past three or four seasons we have played better in the second half of the season and this is what we will be looking to do again this time.
"We have players who have been out because of injury but who are now coming back to full fitness, and having Fernando Torres, Martin Skrtel and Fabio Aurelio back will be a big boost to us.
"But we also have players whose form is improving and others whose form will improve so we have a lot of confidence.
"The players know that we have to keep working hard and winning games and they also know that we cannot make too many mistakes and must keep our feet on the ground."
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