Nottingham Forest star says player who left Man City in 2021 was better than Didier Drogba

The Premier League has been gifted with many top strikers over the past 20 years or so.

One of which is Didier Drogba, who racked up 104 goals in 254 Premier League appearances with Chelsea.

Having won four league titles during his time in England, the Ivorian was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame back in 2022 alongside the likes of Wayne Rooney and Patrick Vieira.

Now though, a current top-flight player has shared his verdict on how one former Manchester City star compares to the former Chelsea striker.

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Callum Hudson-Odoi picks between Didier Drogba and Sergio Aguero

Appearing in a recent video shared on the ESPN UK TikTok channel, Nottingham Forest winger Callum Hudson-Odoi was involved in a winner-stays-on challenge featuring numerous past and present strikers.

When asked to pick who he thinks is better between Drogba and Sergio Aguero, the winger picked the former City striker.

Aguero is a Premier League legend

During his decade at the Etihad Stadium between 2011 and 2021, Aguero, who said earlier this month that Phil Foden is his favourite City player, found the back of the net 184 times in 275 top-flight matches, lifting five Premier League trophies in the process.

The Argentine made history at the end of his debut season with City, as his final league goal of the 2011/12 campaign secured the Manchester club their first Premier League title after coming from behind to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 on the final day of the season.

Once he left the club, Aguero, who is City’s all-time top scorer and was also inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame at the same time as Drogba, was commemorated with a statue outside the Etihad in recognition of what he achieved during his time with the Blues.

While both Aguero and Drogba are undoubtedly two of the best strikers of the Premier League era, it shouldn’t surprise too many City fans that Hudson-Odoi picked the Argentine over the former Chelsea star in this instance.