Steven Gerrard has fired
out a warning to Liverpool's European rivals by insisting he is
closing in on peak form.
The midfielder made a slow start to the season, with a hard summer
at the World Cup leaving the England international a little
jaded.
Gerrard has produced some starring displays for club and country in
recent weeks and netted for The Reds in their win over PSV
Eindhoven on Tuesday.
The victory in Holland moved Liverpool to the brink of a UEFA
Champions League semi-final place and Gerrard feels he is peaking
at the right time.
"Since Christmas I've been feeling everything coming back," said
the 26-year-old.
"I'm training better and hopefully peaking at the right time
because there are so many big games around the corner.
"I was really frustrated at the beginning of the season because I
was lacking energy in my game and felt lethargic, physically and
mentally."
Liverpool lifted the European Cup in 2005 and he says the club are
sensing victory again.
He added: "We're all getting those feelings again as we did two
years ago when we went all the way to win the trophy in Istanbul,
but we're also telling ourselves to slow down.
"There's still a lot of work to do before we can think about Athens
and this season's final."