X's Reaction to Alejandro Garnacho's Amazing Overhead Kick against Everton
Leading up to Manchester United's Sunday game against Everton at Goodison Park, a lot of anticipation was built around the potential uproar from the home team's fans due to a recent ten-point deduction. However, the expected noise was swiftly quietened when Alejandro Garnacho delivered an impressive performance in the first five minutes of the match.
Not more than 180 seconds into the game, the Argentinian winger made a remarkable kick, reminiscent of Wayne Rooney, right near the edge of the box and scored a goal, leaving goalkeeper Jordan Pickford completely stunned.
This was an outstanding start for Manchester United who had been struggling throughout the season and were looking at a difficult game ahead.
Twitter posts applauded Alejandro Garnacho's remarkable goal. There were speculations and suggestions that it could be considered for the goal of the season.
Manchester United entered the Everton match coming off two league wins over Fulham and Luton, moving them closer to the European qualification places. They were in eighth place directly before Sunday's match.
Overhead kicks have been famously made by several football players like Peter Crouch, Dimitar Berbatov and Andy Carroll, Sebastian Haller, Erling Haaland and Danny Ings. Garnacho's kick is now added to this list of memorable goals.
Erik ten Hag's decision to start Garnacho was indeed justified, given that the United bench was notably short of experienced players due to a number of first-team injuries.
Notable players such as Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, and Christian Eriksen were absent from the game at Goodison Park, but undoubtedly, they too would have been awed by Garnacho's brilliant performance.