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Alan Shearer has backed Dominic Solanke for a big season in front of goal after Tottenham's win over Aston Villa.
The £65million summer signing scored twice as Spurs came from behind to beat Villa 4-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
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Solanke completed the turnaround as Spurs put on a second-half show against Aston Villa
Ange Postecoglou's side had trailed at the break through a Morgan Rogers goal, before Brennan Johnson equalised on 49 minutes.
Solanke then took centre stage, putting Spurs ahead in the 75th minute with a delicate dink over Emiliano Martinez, after being played through on goal by Dejan Kulusevski.
He doubled his team's lead just four minutes later as he slotted home from close range, before James Maddison curled in a stunning late free-kick to complete the rout.
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Solanke's quick-fire double saw him bring an end to his six-game goal drought, having last scored in Spurs' 3-0 win over Manchester United at the end of September.
This means the striker has now scored five goals in 13 games in all competitions following his summer switch from Bournemouth.
And the Premier League's all-time record goalscorer, Shearer, has revealed he fully expects Solanke to build on this total over the coming months.
Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer heaped praise on him, saying: “Solanke’s [first] goal was a brilliant one, wasn't it?
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“Kulusevski sort of fed him in, and then he dinked the goalkeeper, and then he got his second one.”
He then backed the centre-forward, who netted 19 times in the Premier League for Bournemouth last term, to go one better in an attack-minded Spurs side this time around.
Shearer continued: “I would hope and expect him to get 20 goals, at least this season, because of the way Spurs play and how many chances they create.
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Alan Shearer was impressed by Solanke's chipped finish against Aston VillaCredit: Getty
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He then gave the striker a big target to aim for in his first season at SpursCredit: Credit: YouTube: @therestisfootball
"I think for a forward, that's a really good team to play in because if he can stay fit with the players you've got there and how they whip balls into the box [he should get chances].
“The first goal was a great example, with [Heung-min] Son whipping it in and Johnson getting on the end of it.
“I think with the way they play, he should be at least getting 20 goals this season.”
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Shearer's co-host, Gary Lineker, was also complimentary of the striker, and highlighted his all-round game and mental resilience as reasons as to why he is the right man to lead the line for Spurs.
Solanke struggled for playing time at first club Chelsea, and then Liverpool, before reigniting his career with the Cherries in the Championship, and later the Premier League
Ex-England and Tottenham striker Lineker said: “I like him a lot.
I think he's come on.
"I think he's been a slow developer, hasn't he, over the years? He struggled at Liverpool, but then scored a lot of goals in the Championship.
[He] didn't have the greatest of starts, missed one or two chances early on.
“And the way he's come out of that and still scored goals makes me think he's mentally strong enough for that role now.
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“I think his touch is good.
He gambled on where the ball might go.
“I think he's got a really, really good all-round game."
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