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Hyypia: Liverpool's Torres can become biggest name in Premiership

Sami Hyypia has paid tribute to former Liverpool teammate Fernando Torres.

Torres calls Hyypia "the best team-mate I've ever had, 10 out of 10 as a player and a person".

Hyypia, now playing in Germany, told the Mail on Sunday: "What's special about him is how quickly he adapted.

"Physically he is strong, so that helped, and one-on-one, he is lethal. The fans love him because of his goals but also because he works so hard.

"To them it's Stevie, Carra and Fernando and that's after just two years. If Fernando stays a long time then I'm sure they'll think of him like a Robbie Fowler or an Ian Rush."

For English football as well as Liverpool, that would be something.

The Premier League has lost its most glittering star, Cristiano Ronaldo, to Madrid, but Torres had already made the opposite journey.

"If he keeps scoring goals, great as Ronaldo has been for Manchester United, I think Fernando could be the one who dominates the Premier League," added Hyypia.

"That's on the field. What I don't think he'll like are the photo shoots and that type of thing off it. He is a quiet family man. But as a footballer he has everything to be the best in the world."

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