Liverpool striker Fernando Torres insists that Steven Gerrard was more upset with the Reds poor Premier League season than any Anfield supporter.
After impressively finishing in second place last season, Liverpool missed out of the Champions League after a disappointing seventh place finish.
Torres acknowledged that Gerrard considers the Liverpool fans family and he is itching to win a Premier League title with the club.
“This season Liverpool have been written and talked about a lot,” Torres told the Daily Star.
“But what people forget is that fundamentally last season hurt the players and the boss.
“The club means a lot to us and the fans mean a lot to us. We didn’t want to give them a season like that.
“Trust me when I tell you nobody will be hurting more than Stevie.
“He is Mr. Liverpool and he sees the Liverpool fans as family. Last season really hurt him.
“He desperately wants to win the Premier League with Liverpool and every season that he does not do it hurts a bit more.
The Spain international is adamant that Gerrard is the perfect choice to captain England at the World Cup and believes that the Liverpool skipper is the finest captain he has played with.
“Stevie is the right choice as captain.
“With all due respect I would have made him captain anyway before the Rio Ferdinand injury.
“He is the best captain I have ever played under. As long as we don’t meet earlier, I see it being an England versus Spain final.
“They have fantastic players all over the pitch. I have been telling the Spanish lads all about them.
“I see Gerrard and Rooney on the same level as Messi, Xavi, Kaka, Ronaldo and the other top players.
“It would be a dream to play England in the final and an England-Spain final would be a showcase of the two best nations in world football.”
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