Rafa pleased with Torres

Last updated : 26 September 2007 By Al Campbell
Torres scored his first Liverpool hat-trick as Liverpool beat Reading 4-2 to progress into the fourth round of the Carling Cup to the delight of his manager.

"It was a great night for Fernando," said Rafa Benitez.

"He had a lot of space and he killed their defenders with his pace and movement.

"The understanding between him and Crouch was very good and I thought it was a fantastic team performance.

"It was a difficult game because Reading tried to play football and they play with a great passion."