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    Liverpool hit by Torres setback

    By Soccernet staff

    Thursday, December 4, 2008

    Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has confirmed that hamstrung striker Fernando Torres will be sidelined until next year. The 24-year-old had been expected to be out of action for only two weeks but specialists in Spain have advised that the former Atletico Madrid star remains on the sidelines for a month. Liverpool boss Benitez said: "We first said two to three weeks but do not want to put a time on it now. He will come back when he is ready. We will not rush him back." Torres suffered the in ...

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