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Arsenal legend Wright: Chelsea striker Torres can recover from Man Utd shocker

Arsenal legend Ian Wright is convinced Chelsea striker Fernando Torres can bounce back from his horror miss against Manchester United.

Wright wrote in his column for The Sun: "Back in 1997, I once wasted a glorious chance from two yards out - against Tottenham - at Highbury.

"I blazed it over the bar and wanted the ground to swallow me up.

"Equally, though, I knew how important it was to move on from that embarrassing moment.

"If a striker beats himself up over a bad miss, this can only prove to be counter-productive. The same applies to Fernando Torres after his shocking miss against Manchester United.

"He will never, EVER be able to forget Sunday's howler, let's be perfectly honest about it. That left-footed shot will live in his memory for ever and there will always be someone to remind him.

"Ronny Rosenthal is still asked about his miss for Liverpool at Aston Villa in 1992.

"Of course, Torres would not have slept easily on Sunday night and he probably didn't get a wink.

"Yet I have a lot of sympathy for him, not only for that miss but because he has suffered a difficult time since joining Chelsea from Liverpool and I don't think it's all been his fault."

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