The Spaniard is expected to make his debut for the Premier League champions in tomorrow’s match against his former club at Stamford Bridge and while Dalglish was disappointed to have let him go, he has also moved on.
“Everybody was disappointed that he left the club, what was most disappointing was the timing but we’ll get on with life,” Dalglish told a news conference when asked about Torres’ move to London.
“The football club, the owners did everything we possibly could but it wasn’t to be. We’ve moved on, he’s playing for someone else. It’s something we’ll live with.”
Torres’ departure came just as the 18-time English champions were showing signs of recovering from the slump they endured under previous manager Roy Hodgson after appointing fan favourite Dalglish to turn things around last month.
Dalglish denied that facing Torres so soon after his departure added extra spice to the encounter, saying his players put in maximum effort whatever the occasion.
He said no player was bigger than the club and instead focused on the positives such as the fact the new owners had shown ambition by splashing out on strikers Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez to replace Torres.
“They said when they came in they wanted to get the club back to where it should be and this was the first opportunity to show ambition and they have certainly done that,” Dalglish said of the Americans who took over in October and spent on the England and Uruguay strikers on Monday.
“They are actually a little bit disappointed they didn’t get more players in – that’s a good thing.”
Dalglish, who won eight league titles as a player and manager at Liverpool before leaving 20 years ago, said there was no point dwelling on a player who had left the club.
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