Jordan Henderson has claimed that Liverpool showed "great character" during their 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

The Reds kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League last night with a late victory at Anfield.

Having resisted two fightbacks from Spurs, Henderson believes that Liverpool deserved the three points due to their dogged attitude.

"It was a very important game for us, we deserved to win," he told BT Sport. "We're picking up a bit of momentum, we're playing some great stuff.

"I thought we showed great character tonight. Going in front and them coming back into the game - but we stuck at it and got the three points, which is vitally important for us.

"We always feel as though we can beat anyone if we keep playing the way we have been, we've got some fantastic players here, so we have to keep working hard on the training field and get results like that."

Liverpool are in FA Cup action on Saturday when they make the trip to Crystal Palace in the fifth round.