**Liverpool striker Fernando Torres needs an operation on his knee and will be out of action for six weeks.**Steven Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun have also joined the Reds’ injury list.
Gerrard will miss two weeks with a hamstring strain, while Benayoun faces three to four weeks on the sidelines because of a fractured rib.
All three players were injured during Liverpool’s FA Cup defeat by Championship club Reading at Anfield on Wednesday night.