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Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson reckons Club can now reap the benefits of improving Fernando Torres, against Birmingham City starting on Sunday.

Torres returned to Merseyside this season carrying groin injury suffered in Spain World Cup triumph over the Netherlands.

26-year-old, who missed the end of last season after undergoing knee surgery has been partially used by Hodgson this season and have not yet completed 90 minutes.

But former striker of Atlético Madrid is approaching peak condition and Red boss is predicting big things, against the Blues starting on Sunday.

"Is a good sign," Hodgson says Liverpool Echo. "He was the top scorer, he was the player of quality and is someone we were desperate to keep the atmosphere of the Club, because if you are going to have a good season, players will need to be like him.

"Will take him to a little more time to get over the damage he had before the World Cup and he suffered one of the definitive but it works very, very difficult, and it has good relations with the Department of science of sport. I believe them to together to do what is right for him."

Hodgson expressed his relief that Torres scored a brace for Spain in their Euro 2012 identifier, last Friday was unused substitute in a friendly defeat of world champion of Argentina.

"They explained it is not possible to skip the trip if it is done., then many other big name players like Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas could have wanted to miss as well," he adds.

"By Justice feel obliged to take all but he played no part in the game hopefully means it will be back in good shape and can work with us instead.

"I spoke to coach Vicente del Bosque on for by Fernando Hierro and fortunately, they listened to my plea above play."

Allocation as Torres, available for trip to St Andrews, is also confident, David Ngog will have recovered from his hamstring is to take place in the team Hodgson.

"David is much better," says Liverpool boss, which is directed to back to back victories over opposition from Midlands region.

"We were forced to retrieve it from France U21 squad and we hope that he will be able to train on Friday.

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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti resist the urge to throw back Frank Lampard in Premier League action this weekend.

England international is still working its way back to full fitness after hernia surgery and will be until against Blackpool not on Sunday.

However, it is close to the first team return and may be drawn up back in the fold when Chelsea in the Carling Cup host Newcastle on Wednesday.

"Lampard will be," said Ancelotti.

"I do not think he will be able to play on Sunday but it will be ready to play in the Football League Cup next week.

"He is training, but we don't want to take the risk.He must put his adductor more energy, so it will need to train again. "

A man who is pushing against the Seasiders is a place of Daniel Sturridge, who was among the goals, Chelsea MSK Zilina swept past in midweek.

Ancelotti says 21-year-old striker, who still has plenty to prove, even if it is to become the first team regularly and is named after the youngster to raise his game further.

"He plays an important game on Wednesday and scored," added Italian.

"Is not important for me, if he played in the UEFA Champions League and Premier.

"It is Chelsea player with good quality, it can be made better. more than I expected it on Wednesday and he knows this.

"It is a fantastic opportunity, and I would like to see these skills and ability in the game, he scored with fantastic service, but we need to see more of this."

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