Benitez tells of Torres poser

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Benitez says the need to protect star players such as Torres outweighs the desire to play him in every match, particularly when he has so many quality alternatives at his disposal.

Benitez said: "I don't know if Torres will start against Wigan. Everybody is talking about Torres because he scored three goals but as a manager you have to make the decisions."

He added: "It is a good story for the newspapers and the television but I need to decide because I know my players and watch every training session.

"We signed Torres because we knew about his quality and we bought (Dirk) Kuyt and (Andrei) Voronin and (Peter) Crouch.

"You need to protect key players. It is important that if you want to see better football you need to protect the players with quality then we'll see more goals and maybe people will be happier."

Meanwhile Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has admitted it is imperative for his club to move to their proposed new stadium as soon as possible in order to keep financial pace with their major rivals.

Figures released on Monday showed Arsenal's move to the Emirates Stadium has driven a near 50% increase in turnover with operating profits for the year ending May 31 up a massive 274%.

Liverpool's plans for a new stadium in Stanley Park are still on the drawing board as they wait for a new planning application to be approved and aim at an opening in 2010.

Parry said: "We have been saying for years on a match by match basis we are too far behind Manchester United and now Arsenal too. If we are to continue to compete then a new stadium is vital."