Fernando Torres heads into the Merseyside derby against Everton on Monday with the chance to become the fastest ever foreign player to score 30 Premier League goals. The 24-year-old has scored 29 goals in 43 PL appearances since joining Liverpool. He will become the fastest foreign player in PL history to reach 30 PL goals if he nets against the Toffees - one match ahead of Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy - who scored his first 30 PL goals in 45 PL appearances for Manchester United.
Torres would also become the fourth-fastest player to reach 30 PL goals behind Andy Cole, Kevin Phillips and Alan Shearer.
He has scored three goals in his last two Premier League derby matches against Everton.
Top five fastest players to reach 30 Premier League goals:
30 goals in 32 apps - Andy Cole for Newcastle Utd 30 goals in 35 apps - Kevin Phillips for Sunderland 30 goals in 38 apps - Alan Shearer for Blackburn Rovers 29 goals in 43 apps - Fernando Torres for Liverpool 30 goals in 45 apps - Ruud van Nistelrooy for Manchester Utd. Source: Sportco.UK
Torres would also become the fourth-fastest player to reach 30 PL goals behind Andy Cole, Kevin Phillips and Alan Shearer.
He has scored three goals in his last two Premier League derby matches against Everton.
Top five fastest players to reach 30 Premier League goals:
30 goals in 32 apps - Andy Cole for Newcastle Utd 30 goals in 35 apps - Kevin Phillips for Sunderland 30 goals in 38 apps - Alan Shearer for Blackburn Rovers 29 goals in 43 apps - Fernando Torres for Liverpool 30 goals in 45 apps - Ruud van Nistelrooy for Manchester Utd. Source: Sportco.UK
