Ex-Liverpool boss Thommo: I did not think Torres was good enough

Former Liverpool boss Phil Thompson admits he didn't think Fernando Torres could make it at Anfield!

These days, Thommo is all too happy to concede his mistake.

"If I was to say I knew he'd be a superstar I'd be a liar," the former Liverpool skipper told LFC TV.

"He'd carried Atletico Madrid but they'd always been in the shadow of Real, so you wondered just how good he really was. And we've seen so many falter in the Premier League.

"But you look at him and he ticks every box. He scores headed goals - great; goals from outside the box - great; goals from inside the box - great; he goes past people for fun - great.

"This guy is the complete package - and he plays the game in the right way.

"Am I glad he's at Liverpool Football Club. He's still young and he's still going to score goals."