Pepe Reina is desperate to pile the misery on his close friend Fernando Torres when Liverpool FC face Chelsea tonight.
The Liverpool FC keeper will line up at Stamford Bridge against his fellow Spaniard who quit Anfield for a British record fee of £50million back in January.
Since then Torres has struggled in the capital with just five goals in 30 appearances and Reina is on a mission to ensure the striker endures another fruitless afternoon against Kenny Dalglish’s men.
“Fernando is my friend and I always speak to him,” Reina said. “It will be strange to play against him once again and to see him in blue is kind of strange.
“But I’ve played many times against friends of mine both in Spain and in England and it’s never been a problem.
“I will wish him all the best of luck after the game but for those 90 minutes I wish him anything else.
“I don’t want to lose.”
Torres is guaranteed a hot reception from Liverpool fans who were angered by his decision to walk out on the club.
However, Reina insists supporters should remember what he achieved during his three and a half years at Anfield when he netted 81 goals in 141 appearances.
And the shot-stopper expects Torres to rediscover the form which made him a Kop idol.
“It was his decision to leave and we had to respect that,” Reina said.
“It was such a large amount of money and it was still a difficult period for the club. Fernando thought it was an opportunity to keep growing as a player.
“What we need to keep is that Fernando scored a fantastic number of goals for Liverpool. He was once the people’s favourite.
“We’ve said it many times, there is no-one bigger than Liverpool. Players come and go, managers come and go, the club will always stay.
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