Dirk Kuyt admits Liverpool must beat Chelsea and clinch their first Premier League win of 2009 if they are to challenge for the title.
Liverpool's only victory since the New Year has been the FA Cup third round success at Preston.
And after league draws with Stoke, Everton and Wigan the Reds have slipped from top spot into third behind Chelsea, with both sides now chasing defending champions and league leaders Manchester United - who also have a game in hand on their rivals.
But the Dutchman believes they should not be written-off just yet as long as they can recreate the same performance which saw them end the Blues' unbeaten home run last October.
"We have just got to win this game now and show we can beat our big rivals again," reports the Daily Star.
"We've done it once and of course we know that would send out a message to everyone - but we are out to win every game.
"We have had too many draws at the start of the second half to the season, and now the only message we can send out is by beating Chelsea.
"It's a big team, a big game, and we just need to win it."
The 28-year-old forward also believes fit-again striker Fernando Torres is close to recreating the form which saw him bag 29 goals last year having recovered from a hamstring injury.
"You can see every week how he is getting better. It is only a matter of time before he's back scoring goals for us again," Kuyt added.
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