Ings: It's huge to hear fans singing my name
Danny Ings notched his second competitive goal in a Liverpool shirt against Carlisle United on Wednesday but the evening will most likely be remembered by the striker for a different reason entirely.
The No.28 opened the scoring at Anfield with a header from an Adam Lallana cross, and later successfully converted a key penalty during a nerve-jangling shootout that saw the Reds into the fourth round.
It was the workrate that has typified his early outings for the club that perhaps most struck a chord with fans, though, and resulted in the first smatterings of an Ings song echoing from the Kop.
The summer signing from Burnley was understandably delighted to hear his name sung throughout the tie and says it gives him huge motivation to keep impressing supporters.
"As a player it is huge to have the support behind you and the fans singing your name definitely helps to build confidence and that really brings your game on," he said.
"I felt great [hearing the song] to be honest. I always thought I would build a good relationship with the fans because of my pressing and hard work I do off the ball.
"It is always good when fans can relate to that. It really does help the team, if one guy goes to press and the crowd gets behind you the whole team lifts.
"It is great to have them behind me and the team as well."
Liverpool's shootout success against Carlisle came after a frustrating 120 minutes in which they failed to add to Ings' goal despite dominating possession and taking countless shots on goal.
But the 23-year-old rejected suggestions that there is an anxiety attached to playing in front of a large Anfield crowd, and underlined his belief that convincing results are just around the corner.
"If I am honest I don’t feel that there is [anxiety]," he insisted.
"Every team goes through little spells like this every now and again but the important thing is that we are creating chances and for me we are playing good football.
"We are getting the press right, the fans are behind us and obviously that win last night was huge. No matter who it was against it was huge.
"Moving forward we are going to hold our heads up high and have a real go from here on in."
In fact, the Englishman is using the hefty weight of expectation associated with being a Liverpool player to help push himself onto greater heights.
"The expectation is a lot greater at a club like Liverpool than where I have come from, but I find that a real positive," he added.
"I use it as a fuel to motivate myself to do well for the fans, for the staff, for the manager, and I am sure the other players feel exactly the same way.
"The biggest thing for me is definitely the fanbase we have around the world and the players I am training with every day, [they] are magnificent. It is great to be part of."