LIVERPOOL, England — Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho scored an acrobatic marvel purpose within the Premier League on Sunday off a bicycle kick that revived reminiscences of an identical strike by Wayne Rooney in a Manchester derby 12 years in the past.

With his again to purpose, Garnacho met a deep cross from close to the byline by Diogo Dalot with a flying overhead kick that despatched the ball past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and into the highest nook of the online at Goodison Park.

It got here within the third minute of the match to present United a 1-0 lead.

The purpose had echoes of Rooney‘s well-known overhead kick in opposition to City in 2011 that secured a 2-1 win at Old Trafford.

Garnacho regarded astonished that he had pulled off the trouble, which was barely additional away from purpose than Rooney‘s. The Argentina international ran off to deliver a Cristiano Ronaldo-style pirouette celebration in front of Everton’s followers.

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