Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has blasted former club Liverpool over his sale to Chelsea.

The Spaniard also questioned how much progress the Reds have made since he left the club for a British record fee in 2011, reports The Sun.

Written in Simon Hughes' new book, Ring of Fire, he said: “(Damien) Comolli told me that the new owners (FSG), they had an idea of how to spend their investment.

“They wanted to bring in young players, to build something new. I was thinking to myself, this takes time to work. It takes two, three, four, maybe even 10 years.

“I didn't have that at the time. I was 27-years-old. I did not have time to wait. I wanted to win.

"Here we are five years later and they are still trying to build - around the same position in the league as when I left."

The 32-year-old believes a leak from the club had changed fan's opinion of him and he was treated like a "traitor".

He added: "It was presented as if I was a traitor. It was not like this in the discussions.

"Liverpool could not admit they were doing something wrong with the whole team.

"They had to find a guilty one."