TORRES STORIES
Rafa Benitez to start with Fernando Torres as Liverpool look to pile on the misery for rock-bottom Pompey
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez hopes to be able to name striker Fernando Torres in his favoured formation for tomorrow's early kick-off at Portsmouth.
David Ngog praised for 'impossible job' of filling in for Torres
• Ngog has done a good job, says Javier Mascherano• Forward has eased pressure on Rafael BenítezJavier Mascherano has paid tribute to David Ngog for shouldering the "impossible job" of replacing Fernando Torres in the Liverpool attack and easing the pressure on the manager, Rafael Benítez.A lack of quality cover for Liverpool's record signing has been a frequent criticism of Benítez this season, with the problem exacerbated by the hernia that has restricted Torres to only one first team start in the past six weeks. Ngog, however, has improved noticeably during the Spaniard's absence
DAVID PRENTICE: Fernando Torres record makes him one of Anfield’s greatest
ASK for a list of Anfield’s greatest ever goalscorers and the same, familiar, names are trotted out like a mantra.
Torres is our talisman - Mascherano
Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano believes having Fernando Torres back in the starting XI gives the side a significant psychological advantage.
Fit and firing Fernando Torres can be Liverpool's saviour in troubled top four quest, claims Javier Mascherano
Fernando Torres' return to goal-scoring form can provide the boost needed to fire Liverpool up the Premier League table, the Spaniard's Anfield team-mate Javier Mascherano has claimed. Torres netted what proved to be the winning goal against Wigan on Wednesday night.
Masch buoyed by Torres return
Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has paid tribute to fit-again team-mate Fernando Torres.
Masch praises Torres
Javier Mascherano praised matchwinner Fernando Torres last night.
Rafa Benitez determined to protect Liverpool's Fernando Torres
Liverpool manager is determined to protect striker after he was surprisingly named on bench against Wigan.
Fernando Torres can fire Liverpool FC up Premier League table - Javier Mascherano
JAVIER MASCHERANO today hailed Fernando Torres’ return to goalscoring form and predicted the Spaniard will spark a change in Liverpool’s fortunes.
Rafa - I had to protect Torres
Rafa Benitez says he wanted to protect Fernando Torres by starting the striker on the bench against Wigan.
Benitez: Torres must take it easy
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is handling Fernando Torres' comeback from injury carefully as he intends to get the best out of his star striker over the coming months.
Liverpool 2 Wigan 1: Torres and Ngog prove ideal tonic for gambler Rafa
The nostalgia that engulfed Anfield did not quite extend to reviving the brand of football made famous by Bill Shankly, but there were no complaints from Rafa Benitez.
Torres can fire us up the table says Mascherano
JAVIER MASCHERANO today hailed Fernando Torres’ return to goalscoring form and predicted the Spaniard will spark a change in Liverpool’s fortunes.
Ngog and Torres on target for Reds
Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Wigan in the week of the 50th anniversary of Bill Shankly's first match at the club would not have impressed the legendary manager but it was a welcome relief for current boss Rafael Benitez.
Liverpool 2 Wigan 1: Fernando Torres and David Ngog prove ideal tonic for Rafa Benitez
Rafa Benitez showed he may not have lost the Midas touch after all as his calculated gamble paid rich dividends at Anfield last night.
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