Chelsea striker Fernando Torres hoping to start against former club Liverpool ... - Telegraph.co.uk
"He knows what to do and how to do it, and we have a lot of faith in him as well.
"He knows that. There's a lot of competition and he'll play many games. There'll be opportunities to be in the team and show the quality."
Although Di Matteo would not confirm whether Torres would start against Liverpool game in Monday's pre-match press conference, giving the 27 year-old a place in the first XI would make sense given he would have a golden chance to gather more confidence against what is expected to be a youthful visiting side.
The game will also be a chance for Chelsea youngsters Josh McEachran and Romelu Lukaku to make an impact after they struggled to break into the first-team this year.
McEachran, 18, was tipped for big things when he forced his way in to the first-team squad last year, but has only started two games under Villas-Boas - both in the Carling Cup.
Despite dropping down the pecking order following the arrivals of Oriol Romeu and Raul Meireles, Di Matteo insists the midfielder still has a big future at the club, but admitted he may be sent out on loan in January.
"I think Josh is a great talent and a good player," said Di Matteo. "The competition he has comes from senior international players. He has to crack into that.
"What happens in January we don't know yet, and we'll assess the situation then. But he'll definitely be the future of this club."
29 Nov, 2011--
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