The headline to this story ideally would have explained how Sadio Mane had recreated the goal given how it was he who had stepped up to take on the challenge.
Naturally, you’d expect Mane, the forward, to do a better job than the team’s midfield anchor but that simply wasn’t the case.
Not only was it a moment of brilliance to admire, but it was an opportunity to watch Chelsea concede one of best strikes the Premier League has seen in recent years.
Mane, accompanied by Georginio Wijnaldum and Can himself, tried to replicate the outside of the foot, curling half volley that Newcastle’s Papiss Cissé produced at Stamford Bridge.
Here’s how they got on…
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