Paul Eaton 05 November 2005 Jamie Carragher is hoping this afternoon's deserved victory at Aston Villa will be the start of an improved run of results on the road for the Reds. Late goals from Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso secured the three points for Liverpool, who climbed four places up the table on the back of the hard fought victory in the Midlands.
"We know it's important to start doing better away," said Carragher, who was named man of the match.
"We've been a bit frustrated away from home this season. Today we scored two goals and didn't concede so that's an improvement. In other games this season we either haven't scored or, when we have, we've only come away with a point.
"This win should give us a lot of confidence now. The main thing was to get the three points and I think we deserved them."
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Captain Steven Gerrard was also delighted with the victory as Liverpool broke their miserable record of not winning in the league immediately after a European game.
"When I was stepping up to take the penalty I was just thinking about the three points," said Gerrard.
"We've improved on the road this season without getting the results, but this is a step in the right direction for us. It's nice to get the three points."
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