Carlo Ancelotti believes Everton’s strikers should be targeting 20-goal seasons.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has taken an early lead in the race for the Premier League’s Golden Boot with four goals in his opening two outings this term.
The England under-21 international racked up a hat-trick during a 5-2 rout over West Bromwich Albion that propelled the Blues to the league’s summit.
Ancelotti revealed on Friday that he has set Calvert-Lewin and fellow strikers Richarlison and Moise Kean the double-digit figure to aim for this term.
He said: “I think James Rodriguez is going to help the strikers because he is a fantastic assist man.
“The target for Dominic is I hope he can reach 20 goals because he has the quality and ability, like Richarlison.
“With James at the time in Madrid, Ronaldo scored 56 goals: I am not honestly going to ask Dominic to score 56 goals but he has to try to do his best.
“We have two fantastic strikers and behind them we have James and (Gylfi) Sigurdsson.
“I think if they do not score at least 20 goals each they can have a problem with me.
“I said to them ‘You have to score at least 20 goals each’ and I hope Moise (Kean) also, he has the possibility. He has played two games and scored two goals.
“If I play as a striker and I have behind me James, Sigurdsson, (Andre) Gomes I can score goals and so they have to.”