It was a disappointing finish to the 2009 / 10 Premiership season and probably an even more disappointing 2010 World Cup from a personal standpoint, but at least Fernando Torres now knows what he has to do to get back on the field after tearing his thigh muscle in the 2010 World Cup Final.

Via Guardian

In a statement on its website the federation said Torres had a magnetic resonance scan yesterday at the Centro de Madrid Clinic and evidence was found of “a grade one muscle fibre rupture in the left thigh”.

However the injury appears to be not as severe as first feared – suggesting Torres could be fit to play early in the season.

Torres had struggled to make the World Cup after missing the end of Liverpool’s season with injuries to his right knee and looked sluggish in South Africa. He pulled up shortly after coming on during extra-time of Sunday’s 1-0 win over Holland in the final.