"As footballers, when you are on the end of a battering you hurt and you want to put it right straight away," the Liverpool skipper told the club's official website.
"They'll come to Anfield hoping to get a good result, and a good result for them would be a draw. That's what they'll come here to get, but a draw is no good for us.
"West Ham have bought some good players after a disappointing season for them last year. They've got good players and a good manager, so we have a lot of respect.
"We're desperate for the points though, and we're at Anfield. We've been waiting for this game for a long time, now we've got to make it count."
