19-year-old striker Alejandro Garnacho scored in the 3rd minute after a beautiful cross from Dalot. This opening goal contributed to helping the MU club then play with confidence and convincingly defeat Everton (3-0) right at Goodison Park, in round 13 of the Premier League. The remaining two goals were scored by Rashford and Martial in the 56th and 75th minutes.
Garnacho's 'upside down bicycle' goal
Garnacho's "upside down bicycle" hook shot immediately became a phenomenon on social networks. Many people compare this goal to Wayne Rooney's goal for MU in the match against Man City in 2011, or a similar ball that Cristiano Ronaldo scored in Real Madrid's match against Juventus in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2018.
“Honestly, I couldn't believe it. I exclaimed: Oh my God! I don't know how I scored, I just listened to the audience celebrate. It's still November, but maybe this is one of the best goals of the season," Garnacho told Sky Sports after the match.
Former British player Chris Sutton commented on the newspaper Daily Mail: “Garnacho's goal was more beautiful and difficult than previous goals from Rooney or Cristiano Ronaldo. It was also more beautiful than similar goals scored by Berbatov, Andy Carroll and even Gareth Bale. The difficulty of the situation, the distance and Garnacho's skill in executing the shot created the most beautiful "upside down" goal in history."
Garnacho considers Cristiano Ronaldo his idol, so it is no wonder that after the goal he celebrated in the style of the famous Portuguese player. More worth mentioning, Garnacho was born in Spain, but chose to play for the Argentina team and play alongside famous player Messi.
Compare Garnacho's goal (above) with Rooney's
Garnacho's scoring is similar to Cristiano Ronaldo's scoring (left)
“Don't compare Garnacho with Cristiano Ronaldo or Rooney. I think this is not correct. Every player has a beautiful goal in his own way," MU coach Erik ten Hag said, when interviewed on Sky Sports channel about the young student's impressive goal. "Garnacho is still young, he still has to practice a lot and play a lot before he can reach the level of Cristiano Ronaldo or Rooney," the manager of the "Red Devils" of Manchester added.
The win against Everton helped MU become the team with the best record in the Premier League in the last 6 rounds, winning 5 and losing only 1 since October. MU won 10 points, more than any other team. any other team in the Premier League today. They (15 points after 24 matches) currently regain 13th place, only losing 6 points to the teams immediately above Tottenham and 2 points to Aston Villa.
