The World Cup finalist is looking for a good win against Trabzonspor at Anfield to set them up for what will be a difficult second leg in Turkey.
"I'm sure the manager will tell us all about them [Trabzonspor} in the next few days - we know they are a good team," said Kuyt.
"You always have to be ready and get your results in early in the season. We want to stay in the Europa League so we need a good result on Thursday. We know from our games against Galatasaray and Besiktas that it can be difficult in Turkey, so we need a good result in the first-leg.
"We were really close to winning it last season. We are all here to win trophies and if we could win it, then it would be a massive trophy for all the lads."