Liverpool star Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United will be feeling the heat in the title race after closing the gap at the top of the table.
Rafa Benitez's men capitalised on United's surprise 2-0 defeat to Fulham on Saturday with a 5-0 demolition of Aston Villa on Sunday to move within one point of the leaders.
Carragher accepts the title is still in United's hands with Sir Alex Ferguson's men still having a game in hand over their arch-rivals, but the Reds defender feels his side are hitting form at just the right time in the season.
"This will have sent a message out to United and Chelsea," said Carragher.
"Let's not kid ourselves, they'd have been watching the game.
"When you play Real Madrid and Manchester United and score so many goals, you know in the back of your mind that can't happen every week so to get five against Villa was a magnificent achievement.
"If we'd have dropped points against Villa, United's defeat at Fulham wouldn't have made that much of a difference but we've capitalised on it.
"Now United will realise they are in a fight for the league."
Carragher believes Liverpool have recovered well from a wobble at the turn of the year which saw United displace them at the Premier League summit.
"We are maturing and getting used to the demands of fighting for a title," he said.
"We were there earlier in the season but, having not been in that position before, maybe we didn't know how to deal with it.
"We've probably found it difficult a few times this season to cope with that.
"We're well aware that the title is in Manchester United's hands, but we're trying to put them under as much pressure as possible."
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