Gerrard enjoyed Ekitike's second of his two goals, saying afterwards that it reminded him of Torres at his peak.
He said: "It's Torres-like. He just gets it out of his feet and it's that toe poke. He reminds me of Torres, this player, every time I watch him.
"He's scoring similar types of goals, where if you give him space in the channel, he'll run it, he's too quick, you can't catch him and he's deadly."
Asked about Gerrard's praise, Ekitike also said: "Back in the day, I couldn’t watch the Premier League to be honest, my mum didn't pay so I couldn't see!
"I have watched some clips of YouTube. I will never put myself on that bracket. He was an incredible player.
"If I reach his level it would be great. I have to keep working."