Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet admits Liverpool 's improved defensive resilience is making life a little easier for them and instilling confidence throughout the side . A 2-0 victory over struggling Burnley - which the Belgium goalkeeper stressed was just as important as Sunday 's win over high-flying Manchester City - saw the Reds record their sixth clean sheet in eight Premier League matches . They have now not lost in 12 league games , picking up 30 points , and have won seven of the last eight . Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet ( left ) believes the team 's improved defence helped confidence to grow . Mignolet kept another clean sheet against Burnley on Wednesday and has been pleased with his form . Jordan Henderson ( third left ) struck Liverpool 's first goal from the edge of the area in the first half at Anfield . Liverpool were not seriously tested by the second-bottom visitors at Anfield on Wednesday night but Mignolet said that should not detract from the defensive work being done by the side . ' I think we defended really well . We were very organised and we did n't give too many things away , ' he said . ' A clean sheet is nice and I am happy with how things are going but we all have to keep improving and keep looking forward . 'We 're doing our jobs at the moment and we have to keep that going until the end of the season because it makes it easier for us to win games . 'Even at half-time , when it was 1-0 , we were saying that we had to keep going because one goal can change the whole game . 'We wanted to make sure we did n't give any silly goals away . We kept calm and defended well and then we got that second goal , which makes things a little bit easier for us at the end . 'Teams likes Man City and Chelsea lost points against Burnley at home so we needed to get three points , otherwise that win over Man City would have meant nothing . 'So six points out of six was what we wanted , and we can move forward and we need to keep going like this until the end of the season . ' Stand-in captain Jordan Henderson opened the scoring for the second successive game and the 24-year-old is growing into the senior midfielder role in the absence of Steven Gerrard , who returned to training this week after a hamstring injury . Gerrard leaves for Los Angeles Galaxy in the summer and Henderson , as current vice-captain , is favourite to assume the armband on a permanent basis . Henderson ( left ) has been filling in as captain in the absence of Steve Gerrard through injury . Gerrard ( centre ) is back in training but will leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season . Daniel Sturridge ( right ) headed in Liverpool 's second goal in the game against Burnley on Wednesday . 'Jordan is a massive player for us , ' said Mignolet . 'He is a very positive character who always works hard and leads by example . 'He 's vocal both on the pitch and in the dressing room . He goes in front of us and everyone follows behind . 'We 've got a young squad but that does n't mean there are n't leaders in the team . 'Every individual is contributing to the team . The big thing for us is we 're a unit and we 're working well together . 'But individuals score goals and at the moment it 's Jordan , Philippe ( Coutinho ) and Studge ( Daniel Sturridge ) doing the business for us . ' Liverpool have not lost in the 13 matches Henderson has started as captain , with an incredible record of eight Premier League wins out of nine . He made his 200th league appearance in the win over Burnley but admits his record as skipper is of less interest to him . Mignolet also praised the recent form shown by attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho ( right ) Liverpool have not lost when Henderson ( right ) has been captain during the course of this season . 'The 200 games means I 'm getting a bit older - which is not nice - but the captain one does n't make any difference to me , ' Henderson told liverpoolfc.com . ' I just try to do what I always do and lead by example , whether I 'm captain or not , and so does everyone else . 'The performance and the points are the most important thing - I 'll let everyone else look at the stats . '
Simon Mignolet has kept six clean sheets in his last eight competitive games . The captain ensures the attacking defence has improved the whole team . Mignolet also praised the influence of vice captain Jordan ##hes . note : Emre Can will be a world class player , says Brendan Rodgers . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news .