MARCUS Tavernier feels Dominic Solanke “doesn’t get the credit he deserves”, labelling his teammate “one of the best strikers in the league”.

Solanke scored a brilliant brace last time out as Cherries dispatched of Newcastle United 2-0 at Vitality Stadium.

It means the 26-year-old has already matched his best scoring tally for a Premier League season of six goals, with 26 matches still to play this term.

Reading-born Solanke came up through the Chelsea academy, featuring once for their senior side before joining Liverpool in 2017.

Just 18 months later he was on the move again, joining Cherries in a big-money move in January 2019, arriving for an initial £17.5million having scored once in 27 appearances for the Reds, mainly as a substitute.

It took him time to fully establish himself at Cherries, generally playing second fiddle to the likes of Callum Wilson and Joshua King.

Exactly a year to the day after arriving, Solanke finally netted his first Cherries goal.

He really came into his own when establishing himself as first choice frontman in the Championship, particularly in the 2021-22 promotion season, notching 30 goals.

“Dom’s been brilliant,” said Cherries winger Tavernier, who joined the club in the summer of 2022.

“He’s brilliant every season.

“He scores goals. He’s been the focal point for us for many seasons.

“(Against Newcastle) he got his two goals and I just hope he can continue this form.”

Solanke has one senior cap for England, coming in 2017 whilst he was a Liverpool player.

Only two English players have scored more than Solanke so far in the Premier League this season, in Jarrod Bowen and Callum Wilson.

Tavernier said: “I see it every day in training, his quality.

“I have no doubt when he is through one-on-one on goal he’s going to score.

“I’m more surprised when he misses them!

“He’s been great for us. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves sometimes, I feel like.

“I think he’s one of the best strikers in the league.

“Although he doesn’t get his recognition, being the club we are, I feel like he’s onto big things in the near future.”

Asked if he feels the lack of recognition is because Solanke plays for Cherries as opposed to a top-half Premier League club, Tavernier added: “I don’t know what it is. I’m not the people out there speaking on it.

“But I see his quality each and every day and I know what he’s capable of.”