It was Cruyff's Holland team in the 1970s whose play helped coin the phrase 'total football' but on this occasion it was Liverpool's own Dutch Master Kuyt who undid his countrymen by turning from his usual role as goal-taker to goal-maker.

The former Feyenoord striker set up both Liverpool's goals in splendid fashion, firstly pivoting around Alex to pick out Steven Gerrard and then setting up Crouch for the second.

There's been a lot of talk about negativity at Anfield this week as Liverpool's squad assess their chances for the rest of the season but Kuyt's enthusiasm is positively infectious and he continued to show his versatility at the post-match Press conference, chatting cheerily at length to reporters in both English and his native tongue.

Like all of his teammates, he's still lacking a few goals away from Anfield but with Champions League qualification in the bag, there's now plenty of time to work on that in the winter months ahead.

For now, Liverpool can concentrate on what they do best and that's winning at Anfield.

With Manchester City and Portsmouth arriving in the next six days, there's a golden opportunity to build on this result with a quickfire six points to help climb the table.