Torres takes record

Last updated : 12 May 2008 By Al Campbell
Torres' strike against Spurs yesterday was his 24th league goal of his debut season. It means he overtakes Ruud Van Nistlerooy's record of 23 goals by a foreigner in his first season in English football.

"We were talking about the record before the game. He [Torres] wanted to play in this game and wanted to score," said Rafael Benitez.

"Always when you sign a player it's difficult to know if they'll settle in the Premier League, but Torres is young and hungry. He wants to be successful for a number of years. He has shown all these things on the pitch.

"He is a good striker and there are a lot of good strikers in the Premier League. I don't like to say he is the best because other strikers have other skills, but he is the best for us."