FOUR reasons Liverpool are more than just a one-man team

Liverpool are in the middle of an excellent hot streak, one that could lead them to success in Europe, and I think one of the keys to their success is the excellent quartet of players they have.

Like most teams, they have a very definite spine - Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, Javier Mascherano and Pepe Reina - four essential players who are crucial to their success, and in my opinion they don't fit in with the image of a one-man team.

A true one-man team is a side which rests totally on one player, an atlas with the weight of his club on his shoulders. Liverpool don't represent that - although they clearly have a best starting 11, with Torres as the jewel in their crown, they have more than one conduit for success.

That is the scary thing about Liverpool; they have quite a bit of strength in depth, although Torres is grabbing the headlines. In a recent interview, the Spaniard exclaimed how nice it feels to be in a team that doesn’t rely on one player alone, and he should know, having single-handedly led Atletico Madrid as their one star player.