Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish and Captain Steven Gerrard belt on the Reds finish their recent slump with a derby win over Everton on Tuesday.
The Carling Cup winners their last three league matches, their worst point since 2003, and have lost Dalglish insists that everyone in the club is responsible.
He said: "everyone must stand up and be counted and see what we can do."
Gerrard added: "We need a comment and there is no better team than against Everton to produce."
Liverpool have not tasted victory in the Premier League since 31 January, although Cardiff City on penalties which the Carling Cup won only a two weeks ago and are through the FA Cup quarter finals defeated.
Dalglish "it depends which teams you play," said, "but it is certainly not a record that you expect from Liverpool.
"We don't want to get in the habit of contests to have lost but, between the losses, we have a Carling Cup victory.
13 Mar:Everton (H) 18 Mar: Stoke (H, FA Cup quarterfinals) 21 Mar: QPR (A) 24 Mar: Wigan (H) 1 April: Newcastle (A) "We want to continue to progress, and I think we're going forward. Also we have a stronger squad this year than last year we had, but we have putting points on the Board."We just need to keep believing in ourselves and keep pushing forward, but we know that it will be difficult tomorrow."
A defeat against Everton at Anfield would see the Blues leapfrog the Reds in seventh place. And Gerrard insists on his team-mates to ensure that doesn't happen.
"The players must take responsibility for where we in the competition," he said.
"It is simply not good enough for a club like us to be there. We must find a better level of coherence. It is important the players put in a performance and to get a result for the fans.
"Everyone is a little down after recent results, but we want to put a smile back on their faces."
After the derby, Liverpool meet Tuesday night than Stoke City in the FA Cup quarter final at Anfield Sunday (1600 GMT).
"It is a big week and we want Cup tie with Stoke pick up on the back of a victory," said Gerrard.
Liverpool face a resurgent Everton side undefeated in nine games in all competitions, a sequence that has included Premier League wins over Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City.
But Everton boss David Moyes, whose team not at Anfield during his tenure have won 10-years is not reading too much into this, statistics.
"Many of the years I've gone have been the form team in the game and Liverpool, and folk have said: ' who knows in Derbies." You never know. "
The Toffees last victory at Liverpool came under Walter Smith in 1999.
Asked if he would like to just not lose, Moyes said: "through the years, I think it would have been a great result for a team to go and do that, because it is a hard place to go to Anfield.
"Liverpool have really good support and a good team. It is never changed.
"We go to Anfield and then, trying to win and if you don't, the next thing you want to do is try to get a tie.
"I definitely would be happy on Wednesday when my team wins," added Moyes, who celebrates his 10th anniversary as Everton boss the day after the game.
"But, whatever happens, I will still wake up with a good feeling because I've done 10 years at a big club like Everton."
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