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Torres scored five goals during the month - a double in a 3-2 win at West Ham and a hat-trick in the 6-1 thrashing of Hull last week.

The Spaniard is currently the league's top goalscorer with eight this season and has scored 46 in 65 appearances in the competition since joining Liverpool in 2007.

Ferguson's award caps a perfect month after steering United back to the top of the table.

The champions came from behind to beat Tottenham, won a thrilling derby against Manchester City and saw off Stoke.

It is the 24th time he has been named manager of the month.Sir Alex Ferguson remains in the dark over how the birth of Wayne Rooney's first child will affect Manchester United at the end of the month.

Rooney's wife Coleen is due to give birth to their first child on October 24, just three days after United's Champions League's encounter with CSKA Moscow in Russia, and only 24 hours before they take on Liverpool at Anfield.

"I have no idea about Wayne and the baby," said Ferguson. "I don't know anything about it. He has not spoken to me."

Rooney has revealed he is giving serious consideration to missing the Moscow trip completely to make sure he doesn't miss the arrival.