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
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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