Gower: Fernando Torres tackle ‘needless’

Swansea City midfielder Mark Gower feels that Chelsea striker Fernando Torres deserved the red card he received at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. GettyImagesFernando Torres gets his marching orders after a two footed challenge Torres opened scoring for Chelsea in their 4-1 win over Swansea but was sent off in the first half of the Premier League match for a two-footed tackle on Gower, who has branded the challenge as "needless". "It was not a nice tackle and it was definitely a red card," Gower said. "Thankfully, I have managed to get most of my body out of the way. He has caught my ankle but you'll have to ask him why he has done it. "It seemed like a needless tackle at the time.