Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Pep Guardiola has praised Ferran Torres for his best performance in a Manchester City shirt at Crystal Palace, saying he became a man.
Torres came in as one of eight changes at Selhurst Park and recovered from a shaky start to put in a fine showing as he was at the heart of every City attack.
80 seconds after Sergio Aguero had given the Blues the lead, Torres capitalised on hesitant Palace defending to bend a lovely effort in the corner.
It was a good all-round performance from the Spaniard, who scored his tenth of the season in an encouraging debut season following his £21m move from Valencia.
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