Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insists that the club are now well aware that consistency is the key to winning the Premier League.
The Reds narrowly missed out on this season's title after arch-rivals Manchester United won their third league trophy in a row last weekend.
Gerrard believes that a trio of successive draws at Anfield at the end of 2008 against Fulham, West Ham and Hull City proved costly.
"Looking back at those three draws on the spin at home in December, they are key because if we had turned them into wins, we would be champions or at least still in the race with one game to go," the England star said in the Daily Mirror.
"That shows everyone how difficult this league is to win. You need to perform immaculately at home and win all your games.
"From maybe mid-December onwards we have shown championship-winning form and you've got to go and do it over the whole season."
The Reds narrowly missed out on this season's title after arch-rivals Manchester United won their third league trophy in a row last weekend.
Gerrard believes that a trio of successive draws at Anfield at the end of 2008 against Fulham, West Ham and Hull City proved costly.
"Looking back at those three draws on the spin at home in December, they are key because if we had turned them into wins, we would be champions or at least still in the race with one game to go," the England star said in the Daily Mirror.
"That shows everyone how difficult this league is to win. You need to perform immaculately at home and win all your games.
"From maybe mid-December onwards we have shown championship-winning form and you've got to go and do it over the whole season."
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