**Liverpool striker Fernando Torres says sacking manager Rafael Benitez will not solve the club’s current ills.**Out of the Champions League and off the pace in the race to qualify for next season’s tournament, the Reds have won just three times in 12 games.
“I think sacking the manager is not a solution,” said Torres, who thinks the players are to blame more than Benitez.
“We have to play much better. The players are the people that have to find a solution to the situation.”
He added: “It’s a difficult situation but every top team in the world goes sometimes through a bad situation like Liverpool now. Like every top team in the world, Liverpool will get over the situation.”
Torres also suggested that Benitez needed to strengthen his squad, but did not have the funds at his disposal to recruit high-calibre players.
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“Obviously we need players,” said Torres, who has scored 11 goals in 13 league games this seaon. "If we can bring quality players it should be really positive for us.
"But I think the situation is really difficult because I think we don’t have money to bring in the best players.
"It’s a difficult situation but every top team in the world goes sometimes through a bad situation like Liverpool now.
"Like every top team in the world, Liverpool will get over the situation.
“I have confidence in myself and my team. I know we are good enough. We were playing really well last season with the same team.”