Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has expressed his desire for the club to bring in a few more players before the start of the new season.

The Reds have already signed Simon Mignolet, Kolo Toure, Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto so far this summer, and managing director Ian Ayre confirmed that the club remain eager to further strengthen their squad.

Gerrard, who signed a new contract extension at Anfield on Monday, believes that the Merseysiders are a couple of players away from achieving great things.

"It lets me know the club thinks an awful lot of me and wants me here," Gerrard told LFC TV. "There was a year left on my contract which was quite unusual - I think it was the first time I've got that far down into a contract. I'm glad it's all done so I can just focus on playing as well as I can for the next two years.

"People talk about my loyalty to the football club because I've been here all the way through, but the club have been loyal to me all the way throughout my career and always rewarded me at the right times with deals.

"I won't lie to you, I'm really excited at the moment. I've got a lot of confidence and belief in my teammates and in the coaches. That's the reason why I feel as if we can move forward together and get success back soon. Every fan out there, and the players are no different - we want to see a few more faces to strengthen the team and squad even more."

Liverpool recently confirmed that they have rejected an offer from Arsenal for Luis Suarez.