Top 10 best Premier League debut seasons of all time

Liverpool v West Ham United - Premier League
Golden Boot winner in his first season for Liverpool?

#6 Fernando Torres

Liverpool v Real Madrid - UEFA Champions League
El Nino instantly became a fans' favorite

Fernando Torres arrived from boyhood club Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2007. The striker arrived from Spain and the impact he had on the Merseyside club wouldn't have been imagined even by the most passionate of supporters. 24 goals in 33 Premier League appearances set a record for the most prolific debut season for a foreigner, a record which has been taken apart by Mo Salah recently.

The Spanish forward scored in eight consecutive home league games, matching Roger Hunt’s Liverpool record. El Nino scored 6 goals en-route to Liverpool's journey to the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League and he also scored a hat-trick in his only League Cup tie. On top of all this, Torres became the first player in 60 years to score consecutive home hat-tricks in the league.

Torres' sensational debut season at Liverpool and his role in Spain's Euro 2008 success in which he scored the lone goal in the final against Germany, saw him finish third in the Ballon d'Or voting behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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