Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard hopes his hat-trick in the defeat of Everton can provide a platform for better things.
Kop idol keen to share glory with Suarez and Carroll
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard hopes his hat-trick in the defeat of Everton can provide a platform for better things.
Following three Premier League defeats in a row, Liverpool returned to form in a 3-0 win at the expense of their neighbours, with the glory going to captain Gerrard.
But he was keen to share the credit with his team-mates, particularly Luis Suarez, and stressed Liverpool must produce strong performances more regularly.
Gerrard told
Sky Sports 1 HD: "To beat Everton is always special, so to get three goals is a little bit extra.
"But I have to give my team-mates a special mention, especially Luis Suarez who put two goals on a plate for me.
"It was a great term performance, a clean sheet. Everything we wanted from the game we got it."
Winning streak
Asked about linking up well with Suarez, Gerrard said: "I haven't played with him much, but when we do we seem to have an understanding.
"With Andy (Carroll) as well, I think the three of us in the starting XI are always going to be a threat. Hopefully that can continue to get stronger and stronger."
Gerrard has been pained by recent results, which had seen Liverpool lose to Manchester United, Arsenal and Sunderland.
He said: "It's been frustrating, the inconsistency we've been showing in the league, very frustrating.
"We played very well at Arsenal and got nothing, then we never turned up at Sunderland. We are going from one extreme to another at the moment.
"We need to find a level of consistency where we go on a winning streak, rather than win one and lose one, because otherwise we find ourselves in a position in the league that we don't want."
