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Torres will be sidelined for five weeks

MADRID – Fernando Torres, Liverpool’s Spanish international striker will be five week low, after the English club confirm that the medical evidence to be submitted last night after being injured in the FA Cup against Reading, reveal that has damaged the cartilage in his right knee.

Fernando Torres season is again cut short by injury. Just an uncomfortable pubalgia overcome, “El Nino” has damaged his knee and will miss the next month and a half.

Torres was off injured last night’s game against Reading in FA Cup, in which Liverpool was eliminated after receiving a blow on the knee in the 29th minute.

Growing Pains for a bad time in Liverpool, seventh in the league and eliminated from the FA Cup for a second set of English, in a match that was costly to make three important players injuries.

Liverpool lost their leading scorer, captain Steven Gerrard, who have to stop fifteen days for a bruised hamstring, and also to Yossi Benayoun, who fractured a rib and will be sidelined for a month.

For Torres, Reina is the best

LONDON – Spanish international Fernando Torres, Liverpool have no doubt when he says his staff and fellow countryman, the keeper Pepe Reina, is “the best goalkeeper in the world.”

In statements made by “El Niño” to the official website of the Anfield club, he praises the talent of the goalkeeper of the template that directs the Madrid Rafa Benitez.

“As always, is making a great season. For me, right now he is the best goalkeeper in the world,” says Torres to this website.

The former Atletico Madrid and their coach remembers a talisman that “in Spain, everybody knows that (Reina) is a great goalkeeper and England there is no doubt that is the best.”

“It takes a very great level playing since joining Liverpool and has won many gold gloves, and hopefully win more this season,” said Torres.

In addition, striker believes that his teammate plays a key role in training “network”.

“Pepe is one of the most important players in the locker room. After Steven (Gerrard) and Carra (Jamie Carragher), I think he is the most important. He’s always happy and not just within the field, but also in changing” notes the Spanish.

“When you see Pepe, always happy and trying to be positive.’s A very good professional,” he says.

On the other hand, and jokingly, Torres also said that when they played in Spain, he always managed to score goals against Queen and so does, say, during practice on Liverpool.

“I always mark against him when we play in Spain. Goalkeeping was one of my favorites! We always laugh with it,” he said.

Torres wants more records in Liverpool

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.