Torres scored the win for The Reds against West Brom.

The Spaniard hasn’t quite reached full fitness yet, but managed to have a decent outing.

Hodgson was quoted saying:

“Fernando is fighting to be at his very best and is still two to three games away from full match fitness but the goal will do him a power of good today. He got stronger as the game went on.”

West Brom had defender James Morrison sent off four minutes from time for a late foul on Torres.

Liverpool climbed into mid-table on four points while Everton, who have made their worst start for 11 seasons, are 18th with one point and only Stoke City and West Ham United, who have both lost their opening three games, below them.

In other news, Raul Meireles left Porto and signed a four-year deal with Liverpool joining other major signings like Joe Cole, Christian Poulsen and Milan Jovanovic.