Roy Hodgson has declared he has "no
fears" over the future of Fernando Torres, insisting the
Spaniard will stay at Liverpool as long as he can see the club
moving in the right direction.
The performance of Torres earned significantly different reviews
to some of his earlier outings of the campaign, when he was accused
of looking "disinterested" and "disenchanted" with a club failing
to live up to expectations.
Should "El Nino" choose to leave Liverpool he would have his
pick of the top clubs in Europe but, with the Reds' new owners now
promising high calibre signings in the future, Hodgson sees Torres
as part of his masterplan to return Liverpool to Premier League
title challengers.
"We speak all the time, and it is clear he wants the club to do
well," the Liverpool manager said in the Daily Mail. "He
wants to see we're moving in the right direction.
"We were all in a situation wondering what the future would be
when we were in the throes of a takeover but, like myself, he can
see a positive future here.
"I don't have any fears for the future, as far as he's
concerned, as long as we can get back close to the top of the
table, where Liverpool belong.
"He will get the plaudits and rightly so, because on that
evidence, he is right up at his best again. It showed why he is a
vital player for Liverpool. He would be for any club."