Torres: Liverpool beat Manchester United and we can beat anyone

Fernando Torres claims there was no way he would have missed Liverpool's triumph over Manchester United.

Rafa Benitez revealed after Torres' match-winning strike that he only decided to play the striker on the coach on the way to Anfield.

But the Spanish star claims he was determined to line up, even though he hasn't fully recovered from his groin injury.

"I wasn't 100 per cent fit, but I wanted to play and it was worth it," said Torres. "We knew it was going to be a risk and I felt some pain in some of the movements that I made beforehand, but during the game it was OK.

"I just wanted to play so much. When the team is losing and not playing well, it's so hard to watch and you just want to help.

"It was like with Stevie in the Champions League game. He wanted to play even though he wasn't fit because he is the leader of the team."

Torres, who now has nine goals in 11 games for Liverpool this season, claims the victory shows they can beat anyone when they play as a team.

He claims this win was all about the team rather than star players like him.

"When you win against United, it's always a nice day," he said. "We knew it was a massive game as we needed to win to keep our chances in the title race alive.

"We had to play as a team and keep working hard. When we play as a unit, we can beat anyone.

"After this game, we have more confidence. That is the main thing we take from the game. We knew we had the players to beat United, but we needed to do it for confidence.

"It would have been very low if we could not have done that, but now we're talking about a victory and a fantastic performance.

"Now we know we have to play all together as a team. It doesn't matter who the players are. We could beat everyone without me, Stevie, Dirk or Yossi. Liverpool have a fantastic team and we have to show everyone that."

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