Reds sweat on Torres, Gerrard for Brum clash

LIVERPOOL will play a waiting game with the fitness of a string of top stars, including Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, as they prepare for Monday’s home clash with Birmingham.

Striker Torres returned to the club’s Melwood training ground yesterday after his whistle-stop trip to Valencia.

He had sought a second opinion on his groin injury from specialist Ramon Cugat, who he has worked with before and was also favoured by boss Rafael Benitez when he worked at Valencia.