And yet, even considering the status of those strikers, it was Fernando Torres who snatched the record of being the fastest Liverpool player to score 50 league goals. (Image: REUTERS)Signed by Rafa Benitez for £26m from Atletico Madrid on this day 14 years ago, he wasted no time in acclimatising to the physical nature of the Premier League. With Torres leading the line, Liverpool had a genuine chance of knocking Manchester United off the top of the Premier League. "In the Premier League, I had some good games against [Didier] Drogba, sometimes bad. (Image: AFP/Getty Images)"I played well against Torres one week, then one game bad, that's the Premier League.

Source: Daily Mirror July 04, 2021 06:00 UTC