Kylian Mbappe’s failed attempt at an overhead kick was in stark contrast to Alejandro Garnacho’s Manchester United wondergoal with even the TNT Sports commentator joining in on the joke.
Even Craig Revell-Horwood would have struggled to give Alejandro Garnacho anything other than full marks. A goal of pure, perfect, Olympic-gold-winning athleticism casting a stunned hush over Goodison Park.
If Garnacho’s Manchester United stunner was the footballing equivalent of Fred Estaire in his ballroom pomp, then Kylian Mbappe looked in contrast like a man tripping over his own shoelaces and stumbling into the wedding cake like a classic clip straight out of the You’ve Been Framed hall of shame.
With Nick Pope out of position, Mbappe attempted to take a leaf out of Garnacho’s shoes and succeeded only in skewing the ball harmlessly wide of goal.
Kylian Mbappe failes to emulate Man United star
“I think he needs half an hour with Garnacho,” quipped TNT Sport’s Darren (no, not that one) Fletcher 56 minutes into an enthralling clash in the Parc des Princes.
Of course, Man United’s twinkle-toed Argentine could certainly learn a thing or two himself from arguably the finest forward on planet earth, Garnacho still a footballer of stand-out moments rather than consistent brilliance at the age of just 19.
But the scorer of Manchester United’s greatest ever Premier League goal before he’s even out of his teens? There’s a reason why some in the Old Trafford terraces feel this could be the most exciting talent to emerge at United since his idol Cristiano Ronaldo was putting together a dizzying string of stepovers with braces on his teeth and blonde tips in his hair.
Alejandro Garnacho channels Wayne Rooney
“I can’t believe it. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a stadium where I’ve seen an overhead kick as good as that. And I was on the pitch for Wayne Rooney’s in the Manchester derby!,” United legend Gary Neville told Sky Sports during that 3-0 win on the blue side of Stanley Park.
“That was unbelievable what we’ve just seen. Wow. that is a magical goal. It is the best overhead kick I’ve seen live and the best I’ve ever seen.”
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