Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard told LiverpoolFC.tv about his side's recent renaissance, stating that it must continue until the season's end.
The skipper puts much of the Reds' recent success down to Fernando Torres, the on-form striker.
"It's easy to play with Fernando," noted the midfielder. "He makes good runs and stretches defenses, and this makes space for me.
"It's working at the moment but we've got to continue this as a team until the end of the season because there's a big race on for the Champions League places.
"We were disappointed to lose against Barnsley but since then there's been a reaction from the players and that's shown in our performances."
Most recently, the Reds picked up a 3-0 win over Newcastle.
"It was a comfortable win," continued the England international.
The lads at the back did their job with the clean sheet, and the lads up front got the goals, but credit has to go to the team because it was a team display.
"It's easy to let your mind wander ahead of the Milan game but it was important we stayed focused. It could have affected the performance, so credit to the boys for being very professional and doing the job right.
"Now we can focus on Inter Milan. It will be a very difficult game but we're confident we can qualify.
"We'll show them a lot of respect but, like I said, we're confident, we're playing well and we got a fantastic result against them at home. Now we need to go finish the job off."
As for Newcastle, he concluded, "I'm sure they'll turn it around because they've got good players, good coaching staff and a good manager.
"They just need that all-important win to build that bit of confidence. They've got fantastic support, so it's only a matter of time."
The skipper puts much of the Reds' recent success down to Fernando Torres, the on-form striker.
"It's easy to play with Fernando," noted the midfielder. "He makes good runs and stretches defenses, and this makes space for me.
"It's working at the moment but we've got to continue this as a team until the end of the season because there's a big race on for the Champions League places.
"We were disappointed to lose against Barnsley but since then there's been a reaction from the players and that's shown in our performances."
Most recently, the Reds picked up a 3-0 win over Newcastle.
"It was a comfortable win," continued the England international.
The lads at the back did their job with the clean sheet, and the lads up front got the goals, but credit has to go to the team because it was a team display.
"It's easy to let your mind wander ahead of the Milan game but it was important we stayed focused. It could have affected the performance, so credit to the boys for being very professional and doing the job right.
"Now we can focus on Inter Milan. It will be a very difficult game but we're confident we can qualify.
"We'll show them a lot of respect but, like I said, we're confident, we're playing well and we got a fantastic result against them at home. Now we need to go finish the job off."
As for Newcastle, he concluded, "I'm sure they'll turn it around because they've got good players, good coaching staff and a good manager.
"They just need that all-important win to build that bit of confidence. They've got fantastic support, so it's only a matter of time."
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