**Liverpool striker Fernando Torres will miss the rest of the season following knee surgery.**The 26-year-old, who saw a specialist in Spain on Sunday, has been troubled by the problem for a number of weeks.
A Liverpool spokesman said: "It was decided that he would need surgery on a torn cartilage in his right knee.
“This will be carried out later on Sunday and, as a guide, the usual rehabilitation period for this type of procedure is around six weeks.”
He is now rated as a major doubt for the World Cup with Spain’s opening game against Switzerland on 16 June.
Torres, who joined Liverpool from Atletico Madrid in 2007, will also miss out on a meeting against his former club in the Europa League semi-finals.
The Spaniard has scored 22 goals in all competitions this season, despite being beset by various injuries.
He was sidelined for a month after a knee operation in January and before Christmas struggled with a groin injury.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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