Gerrard hails match-winner Torres

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes Fernando Torres remains the best striker in the Barclays Premier League.

Gerrard was speaking after the Spaniard grabbed two in a 3-2 win over West Ham.
Torres’ recent form has been questioned, but he was the difference between the two sides, scoring Liverpool’s opener and then heading in the winner after West Ham had twice equalised.
“He’s been playing okay to me,” Gerrard told ESPN. “People are talking about it, but those are the standards he’s set. He’s scoring goals and he was on fire today with the two goals for us.”
Torres himself did not appear after the game as he was receiving treatment for a knock to his knee, but Gerrard insisted it was nothing serious.
The striker had put Liverpool ahead after 20 minutes, but West Ham soon pegged them back as Alessandro Diamanti fired in a penalty despite appearing to fall in the act.
Pepe Reina tried to claim the Italian kicked the ball twice, but Gerrard admitted he had not seen it clearly.
“I didn’t have a good view of it, I was at the other end,” he said. “But the referee thinks it’s right so we get on with it.”
Dirk Kuyt put Liverpool back in front, deflected Gerrard’s goalbound header, and the midfielder is making an appeal to claim the goal.
“It was going in anyway,” he said. “(Kuyt) scores enough goals, so I want it.”
The win lifts Liverpool up to third, and with Sunday seeing the two Manchester clubs play each other and Chelsea face Tottenham, they know the other clubs at the top will be dropping points.
“We can enjoy tomorrow now,” Gerrard said. “It was important we got our three points in the bag today as the sides above us are going to drop points.”

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