The Premier League boasts some of the best strikers in the world.
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has had his say on who will win the Premier League golden boot this campaign, speaking on BT Sport on Wednesday night.
And unsurprisingly, he went for Sergio Aguero of Manchester City to come out on top.
“For me [he has been] the best striker in the Premier League over the last few years,” Ferdinand told BT Sport on Aguero. “Consistently just bangs in goals, left foot, right foot, and what happens when he gets inside the box, he’s so calm — he just makes things look so easy.
“The goal when he went around the goalkeeper, that’s like he’s in the playground. He’s a fantastic little player; he just needs to stay fit and he’ll be the top goalscorer in the Premier League.”
The comments come after the Argentine bagged his incredible ninth hat-trick at the Etihad since arriving in 2011 in his side’s 4-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in their Champions League group opener.
Aguero is flourishing under the new leadership of Pep Guardiola and has now netted a superb tally of 15 goals in his last 12 starts for City.
He currently sits behind Michail Antonio, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Diego Costa in the league’s scoring charts after four matches, on three to each of their four strikes.
Sitting out the Manchester derby last Saturday did Aguero little harm. His close-range jab, penalty and coolly-taken one-on-one were all confident finishes against the German side.
City boast a 100% record and have looked ominously sharp in all their matches so far this season.
With Aguero in this stirring form, do not be surprised to see City run further ahead and Ferdinand’s claim about the exciting striker become a reality come May.
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