Torres remains sidelined

Liverpool will be without Fernando Torres again tomorrow when they take on Sunderland at Anfield in the Barclays Premier League.

The ankle injury that forced the Spanish striker to miss Saturday’s shattering defeat at Middlesbrough has not improved sufficiently for him to return to the side.

Also out is full-back Alvaro Arbeloa, sidelined for the second successive game with a hamstring problem. Daniel Agger is still out with a back injury.

Provisional squad: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Hyypia, Dossena, Aurelio, Babel, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso, Kuyt, Lucas, Ngog, El Zhar, Riera, Darby, Cavalieri.