Last Updated: Tue, 06 May 2008 10:32
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is confident that star striker Fernando Torres will not suffer any second season syndrome.
The Spaniard has been on fire for the club this season and with a game to go he has equalled the 23-goal record of Ruud van Nistelrooy - the highest number by a foreigner in his first season in the Premier League.
Benitez believes he will be able to repeat the trick next season despite the added attention he is likely to get from defenders.
"Fernando has been amazing, and he has reached that total without any penalties," Benitez told the Post.
"Clearly it will be more difficult for Torres next season, defenders will have watched him and will work on stopping him.
"But he can improve even from this. He has a strong mentality and he can cope with what defenders do.
"It will not be easy to score this many goals again, obviously it will be more difficult for him.
"But if he scores a good number of goals and his team-mates, five of whom have scored 10 or more this season, also improve and increase their number of goals, it will be okay for us."