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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is resigned to being
without Fernando Torres for next week's Merseyside derby with
Everton.
Torres is still struggling with a groin problem which has ruled
him out of the last two games against Birmingham and Manchester
City.
It was hoped with rest the Spanish international might be fit
for the trip to Goodison Park, but Benitez expects his star striker
to be missing for another ten days.
It means Torres is set to sit out Tuesday's crucial UEFA
Champions League clash against Debrecen and then the meeting with
Everton next weekend.
"Torres had a plan of fitness that would take three weeks
working with the physios," Benitez told the Sunday
Mirror.
"You can see he is improving all the time, but I would say that
he is still maybe 10 days away from being right.
"The next few days will decide whether he will be fit for
Everton, but at this moment there are no guarantees."