The striker has three goals in two games for Sunderland.
Speaking to the Chronicle, Sunderland manager David Moyes has likened Victor Anichebe to Didier Drogba.
The striker joined the club on a free in the summer transfer window as Moyes looked to improve his forward options.
At the time there were eyebrows raised about the move, especially given that Anichebe had managed just nine goals in his three seasons with previous club West Bromwich Albion.
After regaining his fitness he has proved the doubters wrong, though, scoring last week to seal a win over Bournemouth and then again this weekend to help secure an emphatic victory against Hull City.
Those performances have naturally earned considerable praise and now Moyes has likened him to Didier Drogba.
“There’s times when some of his hold-up play could have been (Didier) Drogba-like, you know, he was so powerful. So we hope that he can keep that up,” he told the Chronicle.
“If he could get us 10 goals, what a difference. Especially with (Fabio) Borini being out as well just now for us. If we get Borini back and Victor, and their adding a few more goals to the team, it just might look a little bit better.”
Sunderland will certainly be hoping that there is more to come from Anichebe moving forward.
His goals so far have helped them to their first two wins of the campaign, which were much-needed to say the least.
Sunderland now sit 19th in the table, just three points from safety, and they will need him to continue impressing if they are to avoid relegation yet again.
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