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Manchester City’s persistent striker issues could finally be coming to a halt

By Harsha Movva

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Kyle Walker of Manchester City celebrate their teams first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Norwich City at Etihad Stadium on August 21, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Kyle Walker of Manchester City celebrate their teams first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Norwich City at Etihad Stadium on August 21, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus/Getty Images) /
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After the departure of their club legend in Sergio Aguero, Manchester City have found it difficult to replace a striker of Aguero’s quality. The Sky blues were astonishingly silent in the 2021 summer except for the transfer of The 100M pound man Jack Grealish from Aston Villa FC.

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Ferran Torres who is having a lean patch to the English Premier League, failing to score on several occasions after netting the ball twice against Arsenal which resulted in a scintillating 5-0 victory at the Etihad, is now likely to get a nod ahead after an impressive outing in UEFA Nations League Semi-Finals in a clash with Euro 2020 Champions.

The Spanish National who plays in the role of Striker at Manchester City slipped through the ranks rather quickly around the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden, and Raheem Sterling as he last started against Leicester City where the Cityzens slumped to a slender 1-0 victory despite having a lackluster day in the office.

MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 06: Ferran Torres of Spain celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Nations League 2021 Semi-final match between Italy and Spain at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on October 06, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/CPS Images/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 06: Ferran Torres of Spain celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Nations League 2021 Semi-final match between Italy and Spain at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on October 06, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/CPS Images/Getty Images) /

The Spaniard after starting in their kick-off against Italy was looking rusty in the initial moments of the match which could probably be down to his lack of match practice in recent times. Torres however, gradually embraced the Italian challenge as he grazed through the Azzuri’s backline by making several sleek runs.

He was finally rewarded in the 17th minute with a dazzling cross from Mikel Oyarzabal which he netted with utmost ease. His second goal which came in the dying minutes of Additional time towards the closure of the First Half as a result of his far post header concluded the Unbeaten run of Italy which would surely go down in the history as one for the ages.

With a potential move of The Norwegian Superstar Ealing Haaland from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City on the cards, the 21-year-old will now set his sight on the Nations League Title which may aid him in resorting his wayward campaign back on track.

But with both Foden and Jesus proving their case in the away fixtures against Liverpool and Chelsea respectively, will Torres be able to start against Burnley on the flip side of the National break?

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