Ivanovic: We never doubted Torres

BRANISLAV IVANOVIC has insisted Chelsea’s players never doubted Fernando Torres would come good after the £50m man took the biggest step yet towards ending his nightmare start to life at Stamford Bridge.

Torres netted his first double for the Blues since his record-breaking January move from Liverpool in Wednesday’s Champions League thrashing of Genk, taking his tally to four goals from his last four club appearances.

His previous two strikes this season against Manchester United and Swansea had been marred, respectively, by one of the worst misses in Premier League history and the Spaniard’s first red card in English football.