LONDON – Spanish striker Fernando Torres, Liverpool want to add more records with the jersey network in the coming years, after signing league with 50 goals faster than any other player in the history of this club.
The winning goal scored at Villa Park against Aston Villa El Nino accounted for 50 who signed both the Spanish international in 72 interventions for this team.
That record by eight games than those who had Sam Raybould and Albert Stubbins to date.
Madrid striker believes this feat one of the proudest moments in his career and hopes to be the first of many with this club.
“For me it’s incredible because Liverpool is a small club, is one of the most important and historical world,” said the player to Anfield website.
Thompson recalled that all players who have worn this shirt, “records are enormous.”
“Now I am in front of them and for me it is the most important things I’ve done throughout my career,” he said.
“I continue to set records to be always in the minds of people. I do my job and I want to keep doing that people are happy,” said the striker.
Despite injuries that have hampered the international trajectory, Torres has signed 12 goals so far this season.
Asked whether a goal has been raised as to the number of goals, players of 25 years, said it intends to make “as many as you need to get the club to fourth place in the league and to win the Cup.”
“I never say a number of goals but I always want to score more than they did last season. Hopefully this is not complicated because only scored 17 the previous season after all the injuries,” he said.