LA Galaxy forward Alan Gordon admits he and his teammates are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Steven Gerrard.

The Liverpool great, who played his final game for the Anfield club on Sunday, is set to link up with the Galaxy in July after signing with the MLS champions in January.

Veteran goalscorer Gordon admits that the squad cannot wait for Gerrard to finally arrive but insists that they first must improve their standing from sixth in the Western Conference before relying on the former England captain.

"I was excited when we signed him, but we're focused with the players we have right now," said Gordon.

"We're anxiously awaiting him, but we've got a lot of work to do before he gets here.

"I'm not thinking about it too much until he gets here - there's really not too much point in that - but we're going to do the best we can to get some points and be in a good spot when he gets there.

"He should be the piece that catapults us up the table."