Alan Shearer gave an X-rated response when told what the xG was for Alejandro Garnacho’s overhead kick against Everton.
On Sunday night, Manchester United star Garnacho stunned Goodison Park into utter silence with a sensational overhead kick inside three minutes.
The Argentine’s goal will go down as one of the best ever scored in the history of the Premier League.
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Further goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial secured a comfortable 3-0 victory for United.
Speaking on the latest episode of The Rest Is Football podcast, Shearer delivered an X-rated response when told what the xG was for Garnacho’s goal.
Co-host Gary Lineker said: “They were talking about xG, and she(Kelly Cates) read it out and it was 0.08 xG which means that he would score that eight times out of 100.
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“And I’m thinking, ‘eight times out of 100? You do that once in a million!”
At this point, Shearer said: “If you’re lucky.” Before later adding: “If you don’t believe in xG like one or two of us don’t then that’s the perfect opportunity to say what a pile of sh*t that was!
“Eight of out 100, really?”
According to The Athletic, Shearer said of Garnacho’s goal: “Sensational, spectacular; he’s moving away from goal but look at the speed of his thought process and his balance.
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“If ever there was a good time to produce a piece of brilliance, that was it.”
He continued: “Efforts this good don’t come around very often — every decade or so. That’s how great they are, and why people love them so much.”
United boss Erik ten Hag said: “Probably goal of the season. Also the build-up, not just the finish, was very good. The finish is fantastic.”
Garnacho himself said: “I cannot believe it. To be honest I just turned around and thought 'Oh my god'. One of the best I have scored - I am happy.”
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