Liverpool assistant boss Sammy Lee refused to bite after being asked if Everton are "scared" of striker Fernando Torres.

Torres has struck in both the derby games he's played in and Lee told liverpoolfc.tv: "I've got too much respect for Everton or any of our counterparts to say they'd be scared of Fernando.

"You'll have to ask them if they are scared, but they will certainly be aware of him. He'd frighten me if I was playing against him but I can't talk about what our opponents fear. All I can say to you is that he's a class player and, whoever he plays against, they'll be aware of him and his strengths."