As much as Adelman might relish the idea of having three proven vets to provide scoring off the bench, he has to be at least a little worried about keeping them all happy.

In the 36th minute, Torres shone again, starting off a scoring sequence with a beautifully threaded ball between two defenders to Ashley Cole.

Dempsey sealed the victory, scoring from 6 yards when he pounced on Landon Donovan's cross, which had bounced off Gerard Pique and the foot of Sergio Ramos.