Reds rocked by three injuries

Liverpool's Fernando Torres has been ruled out for six weeks, while Steven Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun are also set for spells on the sidelines.

The club confirmed on Thursday afternoon the three players, all injured in Wednesday night's humiliating FA Cup loss to Reading, will be out for varying lengths of time.

Torres is the worst affected, ruled out until the end of February with a torn knee cartilage that will require surgery.

Captain Gerrard is out for a fortnight with a hamstring problem while Benayoun has fractured a rib and will not play again for around four weeks.