Source: Liverpool_Echo
Liverpool FC star Fernando Torres doubt for the Merseyside derby at Everton
Fernando Torres 300[LNB]* KEEP up-to-date with all the latest LFC news by following us on Twitter here[LNB]FERNANDO TORRES faces a race against time to be fit for the Merseyside derby after it was confirmed he has suffered an adductor strain.[LNB]The Liverpool striker picked up the injury in the early stages of Sunday's dismal 2-1 home defeat against Blackpool and underwent a scan at Melwood yesterday.[LNB]Fears he may have torn his groin were allayed but the strain has forced him to withdraw from the Spain squad for their Euro 2012 qualifiers against Lithuania and Scotland.[LNB] Torres will remain at Melwood during the international break to undergo treatment and is a major doubt for the crunch showdown with Everton at Goodison Park on October 17.[LNB]Liverpool's head of sports medicine and sports science Dr Peter Brukner said: 'Fernando will have intensive treatment over the next couple of weeks but it is too early to say if he will be fit for the game against Everton.'[LNB]It's another setback for the 26-year-old frontman who has been dogged by a catalogue of injury problems.[LNB]Torres only recently returned to full fitness following a groin strain picked up in the World Cup final in July and he missed the end of last season for the Reds after undergoing knee surgery.[LNB]The former Atletico Madrid star has struggled for form so far this season and has netted just once for the Reds in nine appearances.
