 FERNANDO Torres is set to give Liverpool a timely boost by declaring himself fit for Sunday’s visit of Premiership leaders Arsenal. The Spanish striker has now fully recovered from the abductor muscle injury which kept him out of both the Merseyside derby and this week’s trip to Besiktas and is likely to be thrust straight back into Rafa Benitez’s starting line up. Torres trained with the club’s reserve squad while the first team were in Istanbul and having come through those sessions with no ill effects he is expected to be named in the squad to face Arsenal later today. Benitez said: “Torres has a chance of playing on Sunday. He has made progress this week and we will look at him in training to see if he is ready.” Xabi Alonso’s remarkable comeback from a broken metatarsal in just five weeks was confirmed when he made the bench against Besiktas in midweek, but Benitez remains cautious about his prospects of starting the game against Arsenal. He said: “When you have been out for four or five weeks you have to be very careful because you may not be as sharp as you usually are and if the game is quick – as it is likely to be against Arsenal – then it is always a risk.” Daniel Agger will have to wait a little longer before returning, though, with the Danish defender another week away from full fitness. Meanwhile, Harry Kewell’s hopes of a return to first team action were boosted when he played the first half of Liverpool reserves’ 2-1 victory over Newcastle United last night. The Australian was taken off at half time – a move which was pre-determined by the club’s medical staff before the game as Liverpool try to manage his rehabilitation – having scored the opening goal and performed well following a two month lay off. The Reds manager dismissed speculation in the national media that he has been given an ultimatum by the club’s American owners that he needs to win the Premiership title this year to keep his job. He said: “I have not seen the papers but I find this kind of talk very strange, especially when you look at the big picture. “The main managers need a lot of time to build a team to win the title and if every manager who spent money and did not win the title was sacked there would be lots of new managers every year. “We have won titles in the last three years – the Champions League, the FA Cup and the Super Cup.” | 
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