Gerrard's Torres fillip

Reds skipper hails world-class team-mate

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Gerrard's Torres fillip

Gerrard: Full of praise for Torres

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Steven Gerrard has warned the rest of the Premier League that Fernando Torres is finding form at just the right time.

The Reds are in a real battle with Tottenham, Manchester City and Aston Villa to claim a top-four finish and Gerrard believes a fit-again Torres can help Liverpool achieve their goals.

Torres has endured an injury-ravaged campaign but the Spaniard brought his tally for the season to 17 goals in 27 games with a brace in Thursday's Europa League win over Lille.

Gerrard has hailed Spanish ace Torres as 'world-class' and he insists his impact lifts the rest of the squad.

"There is lot more to come from Fernando in a Liverpool shirt, believe me," said Gerrard.

"He had been out a long time so it was only natural that it was going to take him a few games to find his rhythm but he is closing in on that now and it is fantastic for the team.

Fit and firing

"If we can keep him fit and firing, we'll have a really big chance of achieving what we want to.

"You could see against Lille that he is looking sharp. The goals will have done him the world of good.

"He is world class, it's as simple as that. When he is playing like that, it doesn't just give the crowd a lift it lifts us and it causes the players he comes up against to think twice about how they deal with him.

"He's finding form at just the right time."

Liverpool face league leaders and arch-rivals Manchester United this weekend, live on Sky Sports 1 & HD 1, and Gerrard knows his side face a tough test at Old Trafford.

"Every time you go to Old Trafford, you expect a tough game but we are going in on the back of two good performances," added Gerrard.

"This will be a completely different game. They are the league leaders but we will give it a really good go."