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Torres faces tough competition

Author: Brandon Barker
Date: 29/07/2009

Michael Owen has hit the ground running, Emmanuel Adebayor likewise. Fernando Torres netted in Singapore, while Dimitar Berbatov is threatening to show the ruthless form that he produced at Tottenham Hotspur and Didier Drogba looks to be back to his frightful best.

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Torres is rightly the sportsbook favourite to net the most goals in the Premier League next season. He sent the Liverpool faithful into raptures 14 times last term, despite making just 20 starts as he struggled for fitness throughout the season.

Thirty-eight league goals in 49 Liverpool starts tells you all you need to know about El Nino.

But his unbelievable scoring record in England isn't all that worries defenders. His ability to out-muscle, out-pace and out-think even the best of centre-halves strikes fear into opponents everywhere.

If Torres enjoys an injury-free season with the Reds, he's bound to score plenty, while he could fire the Reds to the small matter of a first title in 20 years.

The question on everyone's lips is whether Michael Owen can become Old Trafford's next number seven talisman. Eyebrows were raised across the country when Sir Alex Ferguson snapped him up, but Owen is always going to score goals.

Whether he is given the chance to get on the pitch that often is another matter, as United may see him as the next Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Owen was truly woeful at times last season, but his Newcastle goalscoring tally wasn't bad. Put him in front of the likes of Scholes, Carrick, Giggs and Park and he's likely to get plenty of chances to put the ball in the back of the net.

Owen's playing for a World Cup call-up, so expect him to leave nothing in the changing room if and when he gets his chance with the champions. He could be a good outside punt among the online betting markets.

Expect lots of money to be on the back of Didier Drogba to fire Chelsea this season. An indifferent beginning to life under Luis Felipe Scolari has been put well behind him and he was fearsome towards the run-in.

If Carlo Ancelotti can get the best out of him, Drogba could be even more fearful than Torres. His immense power and vicious boot never fails to cause problems when he's in the mood, so the Blues may hope for an Indian summer to keep a smile on the face of the Ivory Coast man.

Little has been said of Chelsea as a threat to United's title, but Drogba will have other ideas.

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