Rafa Benitez has admitted that Fernando Torres will be
out until at least the New Year with a damaged
hamstring.
The Spanish striker picked up the injury - his fifth in 18
months - during Liverpool's win over Marseille, but Benitez is
pointing the finger at the training methods of his national
side.
"We first said two to three weeks but do not want to put a time
on it now," said Benitez. "He will come back when he is ready. We
will not rush him back.
"We want to resolve this problem once and for all and we will
make sure we do that. "He has been injured now three times while
with the national team and it is something we have to analyse. "We
knew they were doing something that is maybe not the best for the
player."
Torres is likely to miss Premier League games against Blackburn,
Hull, Arsenal, Bolton and Newcastle.