Ferran Torres the latest stroke of genius from Pep Guardiola

If there is one thing that has characterized Pep Guardiola throughout his career, it has been his ability to bring out the best in his players. In Barcelona he gave a new dimension to Leo Messi, but that was not his only invention. Nor did he tire of improvising at Bayern, where the best example of this was Kimmich.

At Manchester City, Guardiola has tried everything. This season, without going any further, he has converted Ferran Torres into a centre forward in his last matches. The former Valencia player responded in the Champions League against Olympique Marseille and also played a great match against Sheffield at the weekend.

Pep uses the Spanish international as a 'false nine', with freedom, in view of the losses that the team has in this position of the pitch. After the OM match, the coach praised him: "He is not a centre forward, but I congratulate him for having made the effort to play in that position. It is not easy for a '9' to play against five defenders".

"Ferran has a great sense of goal and is a player who moves very well", continued the coach, who explained that he will continue to use him as a striker if things are complicated by injuries: "We don't have many options until Sergio Agüero and Gabriel Jesus recover, so Ferran offers us an alternative for that position".

The player already has three goals at Manchester City and has proven that his signing was a great move for the club. The step forward he has taken since his version of Valencia, also thanks to Pep, only guarantees the investment.