Source: Daily_Mail
Torres is unstoppable: Carragher hails Liverpool hitman as best in the world
Jamie Carragher has hailed Fernando Torres as one of the world's best, after the Spaniard's dramatic stoppage-time winner secured all three points for Liverpool against Aston Villa on Tuesday night. [LNB]Torres' 93rd-minute strike kept Rafa Benitez's side in contention for a top-four finish in the Barclays Premier League, taking them to within four points of fourth-placed Tottenham. [LNB]It was Torres' 50th league goal for Liverpool in just 72 top-flight appearances, making him the quickest Red in history to reach his half-century.[LNB] Record breaker: Torres scores the winner against Aston Villa [LNB]And Carragher was full of praise for the record-braking Spaniard.[LNB]'Fernando is a great player, a world-class striker, and to beatpeople like Ian Rush, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and Roger Hunt to 50league goals says it all about him really," said Carragher.[LNB] Kop that! Torres reached his league half-century in fewer games than Liverpool legends Robbie Fowler and Micheal Owen [LNB]'To be top of that list shows what a great player he is and that's why we paid the money for him.'[LNB]It has been a disappointing season for Liverpool so far, followingtheir early exit from the Champions League and their failure to mount atitle challenge.[LNB]But Carragher hopes the result against Villa is a sign of better things to come in 2010.[LNB]'It's a big result for us and it puts us a lot closer to Aston Villa,' he said.[LNB] Big result: Carragher hopes the win over Villa will kick-start Liverpool's season[LNB]'One game can make a difference. If we would have lost this game peoplewould have written us off in the race for the top-four so we have givenourselves a fighting chance.[LNB]'There's a lot of teams up there all looking all trying to finish inthe top-four. It was a lot more than just the three points tonight andwe have showed we are still fighting for it.'To get a last minute winner is always great and you could see at theend just what that result meant to our supporters and the players. Wehave had our ups and downs this season and hopefully we can go on agood run now.'[LNB] Steven Gerrard admits it will be hard for Liverpool to finish in top four despite Fernando Torres late-show against Aston VillaThe Fast Show: Torres's late goal lifts Liverpool to victory at Aston VillaAlberto Aquilani is the nowhere man failing to fire for LiverpoolLIVERPOOL FC
