St Helens coach Daniel Anderson admitted he knew his side were coming into form after witnessing them register the highest score of the Millennium Magic weekend in Cardiff with a 57-16 hammering of local rivals Wigan Warriors.
They ran in 10 tries to end up scoring three points more than Wakefield Wildcats did against Castleford Tigers on Saturday.
Sean Long ran the show for the five-time Super League winners, posting 27 points including a hat-trick and a cheeky first-half drop goal to underline his side's dominance over their rivals.
The aggregate score between the two sides for the season now stands at 103-26.
"I thought that we were starting to get into the mood to really put a performance on someone," Anderson said.
"We completed 21 from 21 sets in the first-half and that's unheard of. Things went our way, we got the bounce of the ball a little bit and we scored some nice tries.
"It's obvious to everyone that was the best team I've been able to put on the field. Maurie Fa'asavlu didn't play and Nick Fozzard is out, but they were the only blokes we didn't have out there. Having talent on the field makes our position as a team much stronger."
Anderson, who will leave St Helens at the end of the season, also lavished praise on former Great Britain half-back Long for his performance.
"Sean had a great game tonight. He's been training well and playing pretty well of late," he said. "He played well last weekend too. Last weekend he made some errors but there were very few today.
"When you have a result like that you can't single out one player. I thought every player got into the act and they fed off each other."
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We were in the mood - Anderson
We were in the mood - Anderson
