JURGEN KLOPP admitted Liverpool got lucky after they were handed victory on a plate by West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski.
The runaway leaders were 2-1 down and in danger of suffering their first Premier League defeat in 13 months until Fabianski allowed Mo Salahs tame effort to trickle through his hands.
And Fabianski was nowhere to be seen when Sadio Mane was allowed a simple tap-in to complete a late Anfield comeback.
Relieved Klopp said: All the goals we scored were strange. We were a bit lucky with Salahs goal because Fabianski will normally save that and then Manes goal was a bit lucky with the deflection.
But even at 2-1 down I didnt feel any nerves around Anfield. I dont think anyone in the stadium thought it wasnt possible.
There were so many things we could do better but to get to this number of games unbeaten, you cant be brilliant all the time.
Liverpool have now matched Manchester Citys Premier League record of 18 straight wins and Klopp admitted: I never thought that would be broken or equalled but weve done it and I cant believe its happened.
But there is still a job to do and we have to keep winning. Its not about shining in every game but as long as the boys are ready to work hard Im not concerned.
Hammers boss David Moyes said: Im really disappointed that we didnt hang on to get at least a point after getting ourselves into that position.
Lukasz Fabianski has been great for us but when youre in our position you need to get over individual mistakes straight away and not let it happen again.
This wasnt a big game for us. Our really big games start now and we need everyone in the best possible form.
Tonights performance is a positive but its points that we want and Id rather go away with a result and say we were rubbish.
Reds defender Trent Alexander-Arnold said: We dominated the game and were happy with the win but theres still a lot we need to get right.
But the manager always gives us freedom because he understands our qualities and lets us express ourselves as much as possible.
Were an attacking side and we want to be scoring goals and hurting opponents.
Were happy with how things have gone so far and were in a good position but we need to keep focused on the main goal.
Were confident and we believe in our ability and the way we play. There is a hunger to be as successful as possible, to win every game and be the best team around.
