Villa defender ready for Torres

Last updated : 07 August 2007 By Al Campbell
Torres should make his first competitive start for the Reds in Saturday's Premiership opener against Aston Villa. Villa defender Olaf Mellberg claims he got the better of Torres when Sweden played Spain in a European Championships qualifier last October and can do again.

"I have seen Torres a little bit, mainly when he has played for Spain. I marked him not long ago when we played Spain and won," said the Swedish international.

"I don't remember too much of him in particular from that game, so it will be interesting to see how he does in the Premiership.

"Liverpool have a really strong squad, so we won't focus on any one player when we play them. But we believe we can get a good result."