The groin injury that has been troubling Fernando Torres for over a month now looks set to keep him out of some major Liverpool matches in the coming weeks.

Rafa Benitez admitted yesterday that Torres will miss the Champions League clash with Debrecen on Tuesday night and is all but certain to sit out the Merseyside derby on Sunday.

Benitez: "Torres had a plan of fitness that would take three weeks working with the physios. You can see he is improving all the time, but I would say that he is still maybe 10 days away from being right. The next few days will decide whether he will be fit for Everton, but at this moment there are no guarantees."

Torres had been expected to play a part in the match against Manchester City yesterday after returning to training late last week. El Nino has scored 10 goals in 13 matches in the Premier League and Champions League this season.