Scans have revealed Liverpool striker
Fernando Torres has suffered a grade one rupture to a muscle in his left thigh.
Torres pulled up in the dying moments of Spain's World Cup final victory over Netherlands and, following a scan at the Cemtro de Madrid Clinic on Tuesday, a statement on the Spanish football federation website has now confirmed there is evidence of "a grade one muscle fibre rupture in the left thigh".
'Grade one' indicates the injury is the least severe rupture, but it is understood there is little prospect of Torres returning to action before the new season gets underway.