Prolific pair give Reds reason to believe

Great form
Late goals from Dirk Kuyt and Gerrard at Anfield three weeks ago have put Liverpool in control and Gerrard believes they can add to that tally as they travel to Milan in a rich vein of form. Since beating Inter, Liverpool have recorded four succesive Premier League matches, thanks largely to the impressive partnership Gerrard has formed with striker Fernando Torres which has helped dispel the gloom following last month's FA Cup loss to Barnsley FC. Liverpool have scored 13 goals in their past four games, with Torres, who has contributed two hat-tricks in that time, and Gerrard accounting for nine between them. Gerrard sees no reason for that run to end in Italy.

'Positive'
"With players like Fernando, Ryan Babbel, Dirk Kuyt and I'm happy with the way I'm playing myself at the moment we've got a great chance going forward and causing Inter some problems," Gerrard told uefa.com. "We're enjoying the way we're playing of late. We're on the back of three or four really good results so confidence is high and we're really looking forward to the next game. We've got to be positive there. A goal virtually kills the tie. We need to obviously be very strong defensively, but with a game plan of going forward to try and cause them some problems like we did at home."

Torres partnership
Gerrard is thriving playing just off Torres and the pair combined to devastating effect again in the 3-0 defeat of Newcastle United FC on Saturday, with both providing a scoring pass for the other. "I'm enjoying it," Gerrard said. "Playing behind Fernando Torres is always a pleasure. Fernando's on fire. He just gives me so many options when I turn and have space. His direct running and good movement in that role helps me an awful lot and with [Xabi] Alonso and Javier Mascherano tidying up behind me, this team is looking really strong." Torres has already scored 19 Premier League goals and with three more in the UEFA Champions League his superb form ensures Liverpool travel with confidence high. "It's great to have him here," Gerrard said. "He has settled in really well, he's performed really consistently, scoring goals but also working very hard for the team."

Ibrahimović threat
Gerrard, though, will not let Liverpool get over-confident, especially with Zlatan Ibrahimović in the Inter ranks. The Swedish international returned to the side on Saturday following a knee problem to score a penalty - the ninth out of his 15 Serie A goals this season - in the 2-0 win against Reggina Calcio. "He's a world star, a fantastic talent and a player who can win a game single-handed so we'll have to be aware of him and pay him an awful lot of respect," Gerrard said. "Hopefully he'll have a quiet game at the San Siro but I'm sure he'll be wanting to drive Inter back into the tie and be their hero on the night. We'll be aware of that. We can't go there thinking we've got this tie won. We've got a really difficult 90 minutes ahead of us."

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