All three could now be out for weeks, at a time when Liverpool need to be at full strength to resurrect their season.
Triple injury blow
All three could now be out for weeks, at a time when Liverpool need to be at full strength to resurrect their season.
"We had problems when we lost Torres and then Alonso," said Rafael Benitez. "We could not control the midfield then, we also had Mascherano with a foot injury.
"Alonso has suffered the same injury again, the metatarsal, he felt something go in his foot. Torres also has a similar injury, a problem with an abductor muscle.
"Maybe he is not as bad as before. But he could not work as hard as we wanted, we wanted his pace and it was not available.
"He just was not fit. We talked beforehand and he said he was fine. Now we must wait again, he had been out for some time and we have been pushing to get him back, but he has not been right and he still is not right.
"We will need to check them all before we have any idea how long they will be without."
