Liverpool vice-captain Jordan Henderson thinks his side could catch Manchester City in the Barclays Premier League having fought through a tough and long season at Anfield . Henderson and Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet both played their 47th game of season in the 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Monday night , equalling the record for appearances by any player in the top five European leagues so far this campaign . But the England midfielder believes that after finding winning form again following poor results against Manchester United and Arsenal , Liverpool can pile the pressure on to City who sit four points above them in the race for the Champions League . Liverpool vice-captain Jordan Henderson thinks his side could catch Manchester City in the Premier League . Henderson played his 47th game of season in the 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Monday night . Manchester City have been faltering and lost 4-2 at Manchester United , Liverpool are four points behind . 'We knew it was an important game for us , ' Henderson said 'Obviously the last couple of weeks in the Premier League have been disappointing both with performances and results . We knew today we needed to put that right and I think we did that with a great result for us . 'We 've got ground to make up but we 'll just keep going , keep winning in games and putting in performances . Come the end of the season , you never know . ' Raheem Sterling pulled off some fine skill to open the scoring in the ninth minute at Anfield before Joe Allen capitalised on a defensive mistake to score his first Anfield goal with 20 minutes to go . Raheem Sterling pulled off some fine skill to open the scoring in the ninth minute at Anfield on Monday night . Joe Allen capitalised on a defensive mistake to score his first Anfield goal to make it 2-0 with 20 minutes to go . 'It was great to get that goal to give us that two-goal cushion , ' Allen said . 'It was n't my best game but I got the goal and helped the team . It was important after the defeats . ' Newcastle had what looked a strong shout for a penalty when Dejan Lovren appeared to foul Ayoze Perez in the area , and Allen admitted he thought it was a spot-kick . ' I did get a good view of it as I 'd missed the ball in the build-up , ' he said . 'It look a good shout for a penalty , but I did n't get one the other night . These things happen . ' Liverpool 's players congratulate Allen on his goal that secured another vital win in the Premier League battle .
Liverpool beat Newcastle United 2-0 at Anfield on Monday night . The win moved them to within four points of first-place Manchester City . Jordan Henderson has played a Europe-wide record 47 games this season . But he hopes Liverpool have staying power to put pressure on City .