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Torres issues Reds warning

15 Jan 2010 - 08:44:23

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Frustrated Spain international striker Fernando Torres has called on the Liverpool owners to make money available to buy several new players this month.

The Reds' dismal season hit a new low on Wednesday when they lost their FA Cup third round replay defeat to Championship strugglers Reading.

Torres said: "It's frustrating. We finished second last season. This season should have been a turning point for us - a chance to do something great.

"Manchester United sold Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo, while Chelsea didn't sign anyone. But it hasn't been. It's now the owners' turn. They have to sign players so that this does not happen again.

"If we want to compete with United and Chelsea we need a much, much more complete squad. We need more genuinely first-class players and we can't let our best players leave.

"We didn't want to win the Europa League at the start of the season but it's a reality now.

"Now we have to win it. Anything less than winning the tournament would be terrible. We need to improve, we need to take responsibility and we need to get into the top four and win something.

"We have virtually no chance of winning the title now. Now we need to make the best of this situation."