Liverpool have today been rocked by the news that Spanish stars Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso are set for spells on the sidelines. Torres has been ruled out for at least three weeks with an abductor injury which he picked up in Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Arsenal. He was substituted at half-time and was replaced by Peter Crouch. The player had only returned to action after he was sidelined with a similar injury.Alonso could be out for a bit longer after he fractured the fourth metatarsal in his left foot. He was also injured during Sunday's game in which he limped off after 70 minutes. Reds boss Rafael Benitez said: "Alonso has suffered the same injury again, the metatarsal, he felt something go in his foot. "Torres also has a similar injury, a problem with an abductor muscle. He could not work as hard as we wanted, we wanted his pace and it was not available.
"He just was not fit. We talked beforehand and he said he was fine. Now we must wait again, he had been out for some time and we have been pushing to get him back, but he has not been right and he still is not right. "I will need to check with the doctor to see how the players are in the next two days."
Obviously this isn't great news for Liverpool because both are key players for the side. It is especially bad news for Torres because since arriving at the club he hasn't really got a decent run in the side and I'm sure a lot of Liverpool fans were hoping the next few weeks would of seen him do so. Due to the injury to Alonso, I'm hoping out of favour Momo Sissoko gets a chance in the team because he needs some games to prove himself to Benitez.
