Keane produced a pair of calm left-foot finishes to give Reds a
comfortable leading heading into half-time in yesterday's clash
with the Baggies at Anfield.
They were the Irishman's first Premier League goals since his £20
million move from Tottenham Hotspur during the summer, but he
insisted he was unworried by his much-publicised drought.
"Of course it's nice to get the goals," Keane told Liverpool's
official club website. "It's been a while but I knew it was just a
matter of time. I wasn't getting down about things, which is
something I might have done had a been a bit younger or more
naive."
Some would-be pundits have already branded Keane a Kop flop, but
others have called for patience and pointed to the striker's
history of dry spells followed by veritable floods of goals.
The 28-year-old continued, "Hopefully today you have seen Robbie
Keane back to his best. It's been stop start for me so far but I
feel I've been getting better and better each game and hopefully
that can continue."
While Keane's return to the score-sheet is a great sign, securing
all three points against Tony Mowbray's men was the one
and only 'must do' for Rafael Benitez's men.
The Merseysiders had hit a sticky patch which culminated in their
loss to Spurs last weekend, but yesterday's win lifted them back to
the top of the table.
"It was a good performance by the lads and we could have scored a
few more," Keane added. "It was important we bounced back after
Tottenham last week and we did that. There is a lot of resilience
in this side."