Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool claimed a "dirty three points" in their come-from-behind victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon.
Mohamed Salah scored the winner in the 84th minute at Selhurst Park -- his 37th goal of the season in all competitions -- to conclude the comeback after Luka Milivojevic gave Palace the lead from the penalty spot in the first half before Sadio Mane's equaliser.
The result puts Liverpool 10 points ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea, who play Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, ahead of the Reds' Champions League quarterfinal first leg with Manchester City on Wednesday.
"I'm really happy that we come back," Klopp told Sky Sports. "I think at the end it was absolutely deserved.
"Yes Loris [Karius] had to make two good saves, but I think Crystal Palace were in a lot moments pretty lucky that we didn't score. We scored two wonderful goals after a difficult start. I'm really happy.
"I think in the moment when the ball passed the defender and you see it's Mo then it already feels good. So hopefully it will stay forever like this. That was a very cool finish.
"I was really happy with the reaction after half-time. Yes, at the end, it's maybe a dirty three points, but for us very important. The dirty ones are very often the most important."
Klopp admitted Liverpool were fortunate to finish the game with 11 men on the pitch after Mane escaped receiving a second yellow card from referee Neil Swarbrick on the hour mark.
The forward, who had been booked midway through the first half for simulation following a delayed reaction from James McArthur's attempt at a tackle in the penalty area, deliberately handled the ball after believing he had been fouled.
"In the game for me, it was a clear penalty. Then I saw it back one time on video and for me it's [still] a clear penalty," Klopp said. "Yes, he goes down late, but there's still contact there. Obviously for the ref it was no penalty and a dive.
"But the second one, yes, I think it's a foul on Sadio and then Sadio puts a hand on the ball. Yes, I thought it was a second yellow. But the ref made an interesting decision.
"It was a free-kick for us usually then handball for Sadio, free-kick for the other team and no yellow card. It was confusing a little bit. We were lucky in that moment for sure, but not over the full 90 minutes."
Salah is now three goals short of becoming the first Liverpool player to score 40 goals in a single season since Ian Rush achieved the feat in the 1986-87 campaign.
When the Egyptian was asked by Sky Sports whether reaching 40 goals was a target between now and the end of the season, he replied: "I hope so. There's still a couple of games, so I will fight to score as many goals again. Let's see.
"For me, the result is the most important thing and I'm happy to help the team get the three points. That's the most important thing. It's always difficult for every team to play here, so we keep fighting and I think we had a good result."
Meanwhile, Klopp conceded that the injury sustained by Adam Lallana partly overshadows Liverpool's victory in the capital.
Lallana came on as a second-half substitute in the win over Roy Hodgson's side, but only last five minutes before he was forced off and headed straight down the tunnel.
The midfielder has only made one Premier League this season due to numerous injuries, and recently hoped his fitness issues were behind him as he eyed up a place in England's World Cup squad.
"That's the big shadow of the day that Adam Lallana was on the pitch for three or four minutes and then gets an injury," Klopp said. "That's a really harsh one. In the moment, we hope it's not that serious. It's very hard for him and for us. [I] don't know exactly, but probably muscle."
Lallana has made 13 appearances in all competitions so far this season, although 10 of them have been outings as a substitute.