Fernando Torres
insists he is not yet
the finished article despite establishing himself as arguably the
world's top centre-forward.
The 25-year-old has scored an incredible 50 goals in 85 games
during his two seasons at Anfield, helping to earn a Ballon d'Or
nomination in 2008.
He is also a talisman for Spain, for whom he netted the winner in
Euro 2008.
Despite all this, Torres believes there are plenty of areas where
he can improve.
"I'm very proud because when I came from Atletico I just wanted to
play some games and see if I could play in a top team like
Liverpool," the No.9 told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"Now two years later I think I am improving a lot, and I think I
can improve a lot yet. I am still young, just 25."
Torres put pen to paper on an improved deal last week.
Despite being tied to Anfield until 2013, with the option of an
extra year on top of that, the Spaniard hopes he hasn't signed his
last contract with Liverpool.
He said: "I'm really happy. I hope I have a lot of seasons to play
here.
"I'm happy because I went right from Atletico, I had never played
in the Champions League before, and Liverpool gave me the
opportunity to play against the best teams in the world.
"I am really happy to sign a new contract with Liverpool and I hope
I can sign more contracts in the future here.
"I feel good because the fans are fantastic with me. Every week it
is amazing to see all the fans singing my name and my song. I am
very proud to play for Liverpool.
"It is one of the most important clubs in Europe; the club with the
best fans in the world, I am sure about that; and one of the clubs
with the most history in modern football."
Meanwhile, Torres admits Liverpool must fly out of the blocks
against a stubborn Stoke side on Wednesday if they are to kickstart
their Barclays Premier League campaign.
Tony Pulis's men held the Reds to two frustrating draws last term -
but a point will not satisfy Torres and co this time round
following Sunday's opening day reversal at White Hart Lane.
"We know them, we know last season we played against them and it
was really difficult," said El Nino.
"We couldn't win against them, so we are waiting for a very
defensive team. They will try to score from set pieces or from a
long ball, but we have to be offensive and go from the first minute
until the end to try to score. And if we can score in the first
minute I am sure we can win.
"The best thing when you lose is having a game three days later
because we have the chance to forget about Tottenham.
"It is disappointing when you cannot win, but I think we have to
improve, we have to be positive. We can get three points and we are
on our way."