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Craig HillDouble injury-blow for Liverpool
October 30th 2007 05:30
Liverpool have been rocked by the news that striker Fernando Torres and midfielder Xabi Alonso will be out for weeks with injuries sustained in the one-all draw against Arsenal on Sunday.
Torres has been ruled out of action for approximately three weeks with an adductor injury - a recurrence of an injury suffered while on international duty with Spain.
A Liverpool spokesman said: "A scan this morning has shown a tear to a different adductor muscle to his original injury and we expect Fernando to be out for about three weeks.
"As for Xabi Alonso, an x-ray showed a fracture to the fourth metatarsal in his left foot. Xabi will be seen by a consultant tomorrow after which we will have a much better idea of the timescales involved.
"With regards to Javier Mascherano, he had an x-ray which has showed no bone injury, but he will receive intensive treatment on extensive bruising in his foot."
This is a huge blow to Liverpool's title hopes and Champions League campaign. The Mighty Reds are hanging by a thread in Europe's premier club competition following a string of disappointing results that has left the club with just 1 point from three matches.
It has been predicted that Liverpool will need to win all their remaining games to stand a chance of making it through to the knock-out stages of the competition they last won in 2005.
Without record signing Fernando Torres and the influential Xabi Alonso, things just got a lot tougher for Rafa Benitez and his men.
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