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Torres scored his 30th goal of the campaign in his debut season at Anfield and was joined on the scoresheet by Steven Gerrard - with his 21st of the season - and Andriy Voronin.

Roque Santa Cruz scored a late consolation for Rovers.

In a week that started with Liverpool's dramatic progress into the Champions League semi-finals, and ended with more trouble in the boardroom, it was football that eventually took centre stage.

Liverpool have now moved five points clear of Everton in fourth place, and with just four games left they will now be firm favourites for a place in next season's Champions League.

Rovers did well to keep Liverpool quiet for an hour, but once Gerrard had scored a fine goal, there was no way back for Mark Hughes' side.

Yossi Benayoun won possession and fed Lucas, the Brazilian exchanging passes with Gerrard before the Liverpool skipper cut into the box and side-footed the ball past Brad Friedel.

Liverpool went further ahead after 82 minutes, Torres heading Lucas' curling cross beyond Friedel.

Torres was then spared any further involvement, allowing Voronin a late run-out, and in the final minute he slid home the third from substitute John Arne Riise's low cross.

In injury-time Santa Cruz fired home after a poor header from Martin Skrtel, but by then the points had been well won by Liverpool.