Fernando Torres is delighted with Liverpool's capture of his former Atletico Madrid teammate Maxi Rodriguez.

The pair played together for two years at Atletico Madrid and Torres is confident the Argentina international can be a star in the Barclays Premier League.

El Nino will be there to lend a helping hand - but the superstar striker hopes it will be a mutually beneficial reunion.

He explained to Liverpoolfc.tv: "He has a very good mentality - a winner, just like every Argentinean player. He has Javier Mascherano as a friend, not just me, so we can help him adapt during his first days here in England.

"And of course he can help me score goals. One of the main qualities he has is to help strikers. He will help Stevie, Dirk or myself to score goals because he gets a lot of assists.

"Maxi will help us a lot. I played with him for two seasons at Atletico and he's a very good player. I am sure he'll score goals and work hard. He is a team player."