In a deceptive, at times drab win, Manchester United beat Everton 0-3 with a performance from Alejandro Garnach, who scored one of the goals of the decade in a spectacular bicycle kick that lit up Goodison Park thanks to a strike similar to the one that lifted Wayne Rooney long ago .

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Few at United expected anyone to surpass the beauty of Rooney’s February 2011 success against Manchester City. For twelve years, bad boy The Red Devils enjoyed a mythological status that will likely be taken away by his successor. Garnach’s bicycle kick three minutes into the match against Everton will go down in history.

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In contrast to Rooney’s action, who found the ball over him, Garnacho had to backtrack a few meters to find Diogo Dalot’s cross, at the perfect and desirable height to deliver an acrobatic shot into the right corner of the goal. defended by Jordan Pickford.

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Garnacho did not celebrate his big goal with the memory of his predecessor. He paid tribute to his idol Cristiano Ronaldo with a classic oh who is always associated with the Portuguese striker in his celebrations. And little else, because all his teammates immediately jumped on him to congratulate the man who will probably be the winner of the next Puskas award given by FIFA for the best goal of the season.

And so began a duel in which United risked continuing within reach of the European places in the wake of Tottenham, the last team currently playing in any continental competition. In front of them was Everton, who need points much more, immersed in the relegation places and in the process of recovery after three games without defeat with two wins and a draw.

Garnach’s goal was a splash of cold water for Everton, who did not lose face in the match. Quite the opposite. He was unimpressed by the Argentinian forward’s header on United’s debut. During the first half, he cornered his opponent and only his lack of goal left him without a reward.

Between Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who missed two clear headers, and Idrissa Gueye, who sent a shot into the clouds against Onana, they allowed Mitchell van der Gaag’s side (Erik ten Haag suspended) to reach the dressing room alive.

More of the same in the second part. United was still ineffective, but in an isolated action, Ashley Young tripped Anthony Martial, and after VAR intervention, referee John Brooks awarded a penalty which Marcus Rashford converted, thus ending a streak of twelve official matches without a goal with his team.

Even Everton did not finish 0-2, who managed to get back into the match with a shot by Gueye, who saved Onan with a spectacular move with a changed hand. That effort was almost a last gasp from a team that deserved more against United, once again inspired to close the scoring through Martial in the last quarter of an hour, in which Vitalii Mykolenko headed home Onana’s goal.

But neither the efforts of Sean Dyche’s team, nor the goals of Rashford and Martial, nor even United’s first win of the season with more than one goal could overshadow what will undoubtedly be the goal of the day, the goal of the year and what not. , one of the best of the decade.

The Everton-Manchester United match on November 26, 2023 will be remembered for the bicycle kick of the great protagonist of the day: Alejandro Garnach. (D)