Henrikh Mkhitaryan VS Sunderland

Man Utd 3 - 1 Sunderland (Dec 26, 2016)

8.2

About this goal

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is given too much space to whip in a teasing cross where Mkhitaryan stoops to send an audacious scorpion kick into the net.

Ratings

Aesthetically Pleasing 26/30

 

Goals like this are so rare and so thrilling that they always turn heads.

Technical Difficulty 27/30

 

Mkhi's agility allows him to contort his body into the position and his connection is perfect.

Uniqueness 18/20

 

To finish with a scorpion kick so emphatically is a rarity indeed though a better one was scored that season

Importance 6/10

 

An easy win against a struggling Sunderland side.

Standard of Opposition 5/10

 

Sunderland

FootballCritic Verdict

8.2

The kind of goal that is instantly a viral hit.

Goal video

Goal scorer

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Midfielder (Centre),Attacking Midfielder (Centre)

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