Ferran Torres has been backed to be in the conversation for Premier League top goalscorer this season after his brace in the 5-0 win over Arsenal.
City thumped the Gunners on Saturday lunch-time thanks to goals from Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Rodri and a double from Torres as they made it consecutive 5-0 wins in the Premier League.
After chasing a striker all summer in Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo, City now look unlikely to add to their squad any further before the Tuesday deadline and that means that the Spaniard could get the nod as the central striker on occasion.
Speaking to Man City's website, former City striker Shaun Goater believes he could challenge for the golden boot if he plays there regularly.
“I think it’s a big season for Torres. He’ll be challenging for top scorer," Goater proclaimed.
“It was a brilliant performance. Between him, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan, they’ll be challenging for top scorer.
“I love what I am seeing with his movement. Torres up the middle makes decisions like he is a striker. It’s no surprise that he scores. I think he is quality. Every time I watch him, I think he is a centre-forward.”
Another former Man City striker, Paul Dickov, was with Goater and agreed with his sentiment, highlighting his movement and rotation with Gabriel Jesus as a positive for Guardiola to work with.
“He’s so composed for someone so young. Sometimes, a centre-forward only has one or two chances but when he is in there, he scores.
“He had a great Euros tournament with Spain. He’s still young but he came in and hit the ground running.
“He’s played as a number 9 and made great runs. He’s always coming short and in behind, which makes defenders think.
“It’s a seamless transition – they all react off each other. When Gabby makes a run inside, Torres goes wide… Having options and interchanging is so hard for defenders to pick up. As the opposition manager, you don’t know what could happen. It’s making defenders constantly think.
“He is a natural goalscorer. We had seen clips of pace – not much on finishing – but he seems a natural goalscorer. Left foot, right foot, one touch… even though it’s not his natural position.”
Torres scored an impressive 13 goals last season with reduced game time as he looked to settle in England but has started this season well already and will look to build on his performance against Arsenal in Man City's next game against Leicester after the international break.
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