Torres gets no change from old friends

CHELSEA fans thought they had won the lottery when Roman Abramovich paid £50m (€58m)for Fernando Torres but the striker’s number came up after only 66 minutes as he was substituted on a miserable debut at Stamford Bridge, leaving his former club Liverpool to enjoy the moral upper ground as well as a famous victory.

A goal from Raul Meireles after 69 minutes gave Kenny Dalglish’s side a deserved 1-0 win and, for now at least, made a mockery of Torres’ suggestion that he had left Anfield to play for a team more capable of winning trophies.

This result not only impacts on Chelsea’s title hopes, leaving them 10 points adrift of leaders Manchester United in fourth spot and narrowly ahead of London rivals Tottenham on goal difference, but also moves resurgent Liverpool up to sixth place in the table, just six points behind Carlo Ancelotti’s side.