Fergie: Torres tried to get O’Shea sent off

ALEX FERGUSON last night accused Fernando Torres of simulation in an effort to have Manchester United defender John O’Shea sent off in a pulsating meeting between the bitter rivals at Old Trafford.

United recovered after throwing away a two-goal lead and handing Steven Gerrard two set-pieces which the England international converted clinically.

The second Liverpool goal came from a Gerrard free-kick, awarded for a foul by O’Shea on Torres on the edge of the area and Ferguson claimed: “I’ve watched it and definitely Torres made a meal of it, to try and get a player sent off.’’