While the goal mattered little in the grand scheme of the match, and it was hardly a contest likely to draw in all of the indecisive neutrals, it gave him his own slice of history, becoming the first player born in 2000 to net a Champions League goal for a Spanish club. His cool, top-corner finish after an incisive run into the box will have been met with nods of approval from those being alerted to Torres’ potential. While the skilful and direct winger wasn’t exactly an unknown quantity at that point, it was an early landmark in a career that looks set for many, and now he is headed for the glamour of the Premier League and Manchester City. Ferran on FIRE ? pic.twitter.com/pkkR5Jzyex — Valencia CF?? #AMUNTWorld ? (@valenciacf_en) December 7, 2019 CITY’S DECISIVE SWOOP Torres and his sister Arantxa have a tattoo in common. “An anchor. It was a reminder for us not to let ourselves be sunk by anything or anyone,” she told OTRO last year. Perhaps that should have served as a portentous warning to Valencia during their ultimately unsuccessful contract negotiations, with Torres’ future long dominating headlines in the local media – he was…