Torres and Fergie take awards

LIVERPOOL striker Fernando Torres has been named Barclays Player of the Month for September with Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson taking the managers’ prize.

Torres scored five goals during the month — a double in a 3-2 win at West Ham and a hat-trick in the 6-1 thrashing of Hull last week.

The Spaniard is currently the league’s top goalscorer with eight this season and has scored 46 in 65 appearances in the competition since joining Liverpool in 2007.