Fernando Torres faces a race against time to be fit for Spain's World Cup opener, according to Liverpool's head of medicine and sports science.
The 26-year-old's recovery from a second operation in three months to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee is going well but the club do not want to rush his rehabilitation as it is key he is fully fit for the start of next season.
Hope he will make it.
Torres and Villa is a good couple.