Kuyt had one or two defenders ahead of him, as he ran from deeper position so there is no question there despite what Trevor Francis thought. However, Torres was off when the ball was played. Honest. I had to replay and pause to see it, but I have done so several times. Torres started his run a fraction early. The defender reacted and got goal-side after the kick was taken. Whilst Torres didn't make contact with the ball, he did go for it and was ahead of the keeper so was interfering with play (exactly as defined within the LotG).
Bolton could have down with such a clued-up linesman. I just saw Arsenal's first goal against Bolton. Eboue appeared offside even before rewinding and pausing to make sure.
By the way, caught a bit more of Benitez's interview. He seemed to be implying that the disallowed goal came from the ref and not the linesman? Did the linesman not flag then? If not and it came from the ref, then I understand Rafa questioning how he could make the call - but at least it was the right call overall even if by accident!
When I saw a replay during the game i thought Torres was off side and wondered why there was such a fuss about Kuyt being off because he clearly wasn't.