Chelsea's Fernando Torres would like goal against 'pool

Chelsea's new £50m signing Fernando Torres has said it would be "destiny" to score against former club Liverpool when the teams meet on Sunday.

By coincidence, the Spaniard could make his debut for the Blues against the side he left on Monday.

The 26-year-old striker has not asked to be left out of the Premier League clash and stated: "It is like destiny."

He admitted: "It just isn't best but if I have the chance to play, I will do my very best and hopefully I can score."

Torres' departure from Anfield, where he spent the most effective part of four years, was greeted with anger by numerous fans, some of whom burnt replica shirts bearing their former hero's name.

But the player stressed: "I only have excellent words about Liverpool. They made me a top player and gave me the chance to play at the top level.

"I will never say anything poor about Liverpool. I have been extremely happy there but now the history is various and I am playing for Chelsea."

Torres, who scored 81 goals throughout his spell on Merseyside, risked further annoying fans of his former club when he told Chelsea TV: "I am joining a team which is at the top level. There's not an additional level after Chelsea.


"I am joining with large names like [John] Terry, [Frank] Lampard, [Didier] Drogba and [Nicolas] Anelka and I may be part of this fantastic team."

Torres admitted he had not yet met up with the Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti but said: "I wanted to join due to the fact Chelsea always have shown a large respect for me.

"They genuinely want me and it's important whenever you have the support of the people in the club, as well as the support of the fans who always showed respect to me when I came to Stamford Bridge and at Anfield.

"Now I am extremely happy to be a Chelsea player."

Fans of the Stamford Bridge outfit will probably be relieved not to have Torres lining up against them for once, after he proved to be a thorn in their side with seven goals against them even though playing for Liverpool.

The striker added: "I have excellent memories and poor memories of games against Chelsea. All the goals are excellent memories due to the fact all of them are unique.

"If they're happy also due to the fact I am not going to score any more against them then it's excellent."

Jenny