Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard deflected praise for his hat-trick to teammates after victory over Everton.

Gerrard was keen to share the credit with his team-mates, particularly Luis Suarez, and stressed Liverpool must produce strong performances more regularly.

Gerrard said on Sky Sports 1: "To beat Everton is always special, so to get three goals is a little bit extra, but I have to give my team-mates a special mention, especially Luis Suarez who put two goals on a plate for me.

"It was a great term performance, a clean sheet. Everything we wanted from the game we got it."

Asked about linking up well with Suarez, Gerrard said: "I haven't played with him much but when we do we seem to have an understanding.

"With Andy (Carroll) as well, I think the three of us in the starting XI are always going to be a threat.

"Hopefully that can continue to get stronger and stronger."