Torres - Win was worth pain

// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Fernando Torres has admitted that he played through the pain barrier to be one of Liverpool's heroes in the victory over Manchester United. The Reds recorded a 2-0 win at Anfield on Sunday as their star striker lifted himself off the treatment table to score the opener before David Ngog wrapped up the win.Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez decided on the bus to the game that he was going to start Torres, who had only taken part in light training and required a pain-killing injection to overcome a groin problem.The forward admits that he was hurting when he fired his side's opener, but he was delighted to give his team a boost ahead of trips to Arsenal and Fulham.He said on Liverpool's official website: "I feel a bit of pain when I shoot across so I could only shoot towards the near post - it was the only thing I could do! Risk"Now we have a bit of confidence but we have to keep it going on Wednesday in the Carling Cup against Arsenal. "Then we have to be focused for Fulham. But we feel like a strong team again because we're working all together like in the past."He added in the Liverpool Echo: "I was not 100 per cent fit but I wanted to play and it was worth it. "We knew it was going to be a risk and I felt some pain in some of the movements that I made before hand but during the game it was OK."I just wanted to play so much. When the team is losing and not playing well, it is so hard to watch and you just want to help."It was like Stevie (Gerrard) in the Champions League game. He wanted to play, he wasn't fit but he is the leader of the team."

Source: SKY_Sports