Torres ready to face Reds

Fernando Torres is in line to make his Chelsea debut against former club Liverpool on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Spain international, who completed a sensational £50m move to Stamford Bridge late on Monday night, will be assessed over the next two days, but barring any unforeseen problems, could enjoy an early reunion with his former team-mates.
 Manager Carlo Ancelotti, speaking after Tuesday evening's 4-2 Barclays Premier League victory at Sunderland, said: "We have to test him tomorrow and the next day and if he has no problem, he can play on Sunday against Liverpool.
"But I think he has no problem because he played the last game with Liverpool and played well."

Ancelotti could be forgiven for licking his lips at a team including Torres, Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, who played in a slightly withdrawn role to great effect on Wearside in the same team, although he will have no qualms about fielding all three men.

Two Strikers

He said: "I know very well that he is not a goalkeeper, he is not a defender, he is not a midfielder - he is a striker and he will play as a striker.
"He doesn't have a problem to play with Drogba or with another striker. Maybe we will have to play with two strikers together, but that's not a problem. It doesn't change a lot.
"Maybe with a diamond in midfield, our shape doesn't change too much."
Chelsea did not need the firepower Torres will bring at the Stadium of Light, but they could have done with his new team-mate David Luiz, the former Benfica defender, in the opening 45 minutes.
The evening had started so promisingly for Sunderland when, with the visitors backing off him, left-back Phil Bardsley surged upfield, cut inside and thumped a swerving fourth-minute shot past Petr Cech.
But within 19 minutes, Chelsea were in front, Frank Lampard converting a penalty after Ahmed Elmohamady had bundled Ashley Cole and Salomon Kalou beating the advancing Craig Gordon with ease from Anelka's slide-rule pass.
Kieran Richardson's free-kick levelled the scores before the break, but John Terry's strike on the hour looked like winning the match until Anelka rounded off an impressive individual display with a deft injury-time finish.
Chelsea hit the woodwork three times and Gordon made a string of fine saves to limit the margin of a deserved victory.