Dirk Kuyt was full of praise for Liverpool teammate Ryan Babel over his performance in their thumping of Real Madrid.

"Everyone knows how important Gerrard and Torres are to the team but Babel had a great performance and put in a great assist for Stevie," said the Dutchman.

"He was also involved in Dossena's goal. He's worked really hard over the past couple of weeks, so deserves all the credit he's going to get.

"I don't know whether or not it's the best we've played since I've been here, but if you beat Real Madrid 5-0 overall it's great and hopefully it will prove to be one of our biggest results."