Football fans have taken to social media to shower encomium on Ferran Torres after his eye-catching display for Manchester City in their 4-3 victory over Newcastle United on Friday night.
The youngster bagged a hat-trick in the encounter to help his side extend their impressive away form this season, having now won their last 12 matches outside Etihad Stadium.
The 21-year-old thus became the youngest player to score three goals in a match for a team managed by Pep Guardiola.
The forward was rewarded for his eye-catching performance with the man-of-the-match award and African football supporters were quick to compare him with one of the most prolific City goalscorers in history, Sergio Aguero.
Man City getting Ferran Torres for just over £20m doesn’t get spoken about enough, ridiculous stuff man 😭
— Mod (@CFCMod_) May 14, 2021
So our Golden boy Ferran Torres has scored a Hattrick before Marcus Rashford.
— Nwanneka OmecheMcfc (@nwanneka_omeche) May 14, 2021
Wonderful!
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3:4
— Nwanneka OmecheMcfc (@nwanneka_omeche) May 14, 2021
We played like Champions 💪.
A Scott Carson outing.
A Ferran Torres Hattrick.
First PL team to win 12 consecutive away wins .
COME ON CITY!#NEWMCI pic.twitter.com/shEjPuB5Fi
🤩 Ferran Torres with a Puskas Award contender! pic.twitter.com/MuHFbtksyY
— Alexander Umeakubuike ✊🏿 (@AUmeakubuike) May 14, 2021
FERRAN TORRES HATTRICK SINKS THE TOON
— morenufc 🏁 (@morenufc) May 14, 2021
What a game that was, it was a shame that we couldn't get a point but a decent performance nonetheless. We push onto Sheffield United next week ⚫⚪ #NUFC pic.twitter.com/F7Mdkxy7tU
Literally looking back on FERRAN TORRES goals all season most have been one touch finish maybe guardiola already found a aguero replacement 🧐🧐🧐 pic.twitter.com/3ZUEYXUP75
— Peace Mofunlewi (@P_Mofunlewi) May 14, 2021
Literally looking back on FERRAN TORRES goals all season most have been one touch finish maybe guardiola already found a aguero replacement 🧐🧐🧐 pic.twitter.com/3ZUEYXUP75
— Peace Mofunlewi (@P_Mofunlewi) May 14, 2021
What an incredible match, wow Ferran Torres just scored his first hattrick goals for Manchester City, wow what an amazing player
— Immaculate Mbaezue (@IMbaezue) May 14, 2021
New castle 3-4 #ManCity | https://t.co/RIp5SRfZG7 pic.twitter.com/wIYAKpM9Uw
Aguero really dressed up as Ferran Torres just so he could bag another hat trick against Newcastle before he leaves 😭
— DanielWhite (@TheRealDanielW3) May 14, 2021
My club 🔵🔴 signed a 30yr old Miralem Pjanić for €60m 😭
— Leonard Onochie (@leonochie) May 14, 2021
Meanwhile Manchester City got Ferran Torres for €23m 🙆🏽♂️#NEWMCI pic.twitter.com/eb1oIU3luy
I really hope Ferran Torres comes good for City. I know he's not been good enough but most of the attackers Pep signed for City weren't in their first seasons. He can't be like Sane but he seems like he has that knack for scoring goals. Strikers' goals even. We'll see.
— Jay (@JoshuaAyeni9) May 14, 2021