Dirk Kuyt hailed two-goal Fernando Torres after Liverpool's victory over Chelsea.
Torres showed signs of returning to his best with a superb first-half double to condemn league leaders Chelsea to a 2-0 defeat at Anfield.
Kuyt believes Liverpool's improved form has helped bring the best out of Torres after a difficult start to the campaign.
"We always had the confidence in Fernando, no doubt about that," Kuyt told the club's official website. "You can see the team playing better now every week and in every game, and Fernando is also getting better and better.
"He finished his goals in a brilliant way.
"We were really satisfied with the team performance.
"I thought we played really well in the first half and then in the second we had to defend but everyone did a great job.
"Pepe had another brilliant game. He kept another clean sheet and he did a brilliant job for us."
