Torres: Reds are full of confidence

Published Mar. 28, 2010 7:50 p.m. ET

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Fernando Torres claims Liverpool have hit form at the right time following the 3-0 win over Sunderland as they chase a Champions League spot.

Torres scored twice in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Sunderland at Anfield to put them within four points of fourth-placed Tottenham.

The Spain striker told Sky Sports: "You can see the team is different to the first part of the season, now we have confidence and we know we can beat anyone.

"We have to win all our games until the end of the season and wait for the other results, but we are going the right way.

"We are much better in the last part of the season and now we have six games to play and we have to be as strong away as we are at home."

Torres' first goal was a stunning strike into the top corner but he did not agree that it was the best he had ever scored.

"I think I have scored some better than that - and hopefully the best are still to come," he added.

Glen Johnson struck the second for the Reds and the England defender echoed Torres, saying: "The belief is there - everyone is pulling together and we are confident we can do it."

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez said he was still hopeful they could finish fourth.

"I'm confident if we keep working hard and playing as well as we did today we will be there," he said.

"The players have confidence, we played very well from the beginning and could have scored three or four goals in the first half.

"As a team we were stronger, and it was an ideal situation for us, now we need to keep pushing and it's good to see the fans happy and the players putting in this performance."

Meanwhile, Sunderland boss Steve Bruce made no excuses for his side's poor showing.

Bruce said: "Sometimes you are well and truly beaten and in the first half in particular Torres and Steven Gerrard gave a masterclass and sometimes you just have to say 'well done'.

"It's hard to take but today Liverpool were just far too good for us, though I would expect more resilience and us to put up more of a fight than that.

"The way we started was disappointing, we should have been better out of the traps and made it far too easy for them. They were far better than us and we couldn't get to grips with them."