In pictures - Chelsea v Liverpool

The face of Chelsea's new £50m signing Fernando Torres is plastered across t-shirts outside Stamford Bridge as the Blues laud their record-breaking acquisition Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Chelsea fans are quick to adopt Torres as one of their own. Chances are that Liverpool fans inside the stadium will not be so pleased to see the Spaniard wearing blue Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Out he comes for the warm-up. The team-sheet shows he'll be starting up front alongside Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka today Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Supporters snap pictures of the 26-year-old Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

... who comes face-to-face with his former team-mates moments before kick-off Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

A big hug and a few pearls of wisdom, perhaps, from John Terry Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Within minutes of kick-off, Liverpool's Maxi Rodriguez makes a calamtious error, slotting the ball neatly into the path of Torres ... but the Spaniard's shot rises over the bar Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Torres is being given a rough ride by his former colleagues Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

... especially Daniel Agger, who fends the Spaniard off with a forearm to the face Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Speaking of injuries, Jamie Carragher, who's returning from a dislocated shoulder, takes a nasty blow to the face as Didier Drogba attempts an overhead kick Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

A comical miscommunication causes Petr Cech to have an almighty pop at Branislav Ivanovic. Both men were guilty of not dealing with a dangerous cross and then twice impeded one another as they tried to clear the ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Ivanovic gives as good as he gets, causing John Obi Mikel to step in and prevent an unsightly fracas Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Torres gets his second decent chance of the first half when an angled pass from Drogba sets him free ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Torres lets the ball run into his stride and then unleashes his shot Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Fernando Torres then has the shot blocked by Jamie Carragher
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Carragher is in the thick of it today. Here he finds cause to argue with ex-England team-mate John Terry. Drogba steps in to appease the tension Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

In the second half, Chelsea's Florent Malouda tests Pepe Reina from an acute angle, but the Liverpool goalkeeper is well positioned to deny the shot Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Chelsea have started the second half stronger, but Liverpool's defence are impervious to the threat Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Torres's debut has been rather uneventful... Disappointing, even, from a Chelsea perspective. The striker has failed to integrate with Drogba and Anelka and has looked as dispirited as he did in recent months at Anfield Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Little wonder that Carlo Ancelotti withdraws him in the 66th minute, replacing him with Salomon Kalou Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Just three minutes later and Liverpool take the lead! Raul Meireles takes advantage of another miscommunication between Cech and Ivanovic to volley home from ten yards. Not an easy chance, but he tucked it away with finesse. It's Meireles's fourth goal in five games Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Chelsea bring on their other major new signing, David Luiz, who is soon required to block an effort from Steven Gerrard Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Chelsea hunt an equaliser, but Liverpool are looking solid in defence. Perhaps that's down to the influence of former Chelsea coach Steve Clarke Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Liverpool fans taunt their opponents as the final whistle draws near Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

1-0 it ends. Kenny Dalglish celebrates with Reina - it's their fourth win in a row and lifts them into the top six for the first time this season Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

John Terry isn't happy. And he's good reason not to be. Chelsea might have been awarded a penalty in the closing stages when Glenn Johnson barged Ivanovic to the floor, but the officials denied Chelsea the chance of an undeserved draw Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian