Share this: The English Premier League gained a new “Goal of the Year” candidate on Monday. Late in their match against Sunderland, Manchester United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan received a cross from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and finished with an unbelievable back-heeled strike. Take a look at the goal below: When looking at the side view of the goal, it sure looks like Mkhitaryan was offsides on the play, but the referees failed to blow the whistle and allowed the brilliant goal. It was a great day for Mkhitaryan and the Red Devils, as they handily defeated Sunderland 3-1. Thumbnail photo via Kelley L Cox/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan to bide time
Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is keeping his cards close to his chest as speculation continues over an impending move to Liverpool. GettyImagesHenrikh Mkhitaryan joined Shakhtar Donetsk from Metalurh Donetsk in 2010 • Horncastle on Mkhitaryan Mkhitaryan, 24, has been linked with a transfer to Liverpool throughout this month ahead of the reopening of the international transfer window is thought to be close to completing a £20 million switch. But it believed to be a slow moving deal with complications over the player's ownership. The Armenia international is happy to honour his contract with Shakhtar, and last week the Ukrainian club insisted that Liverpool had made no approach for a player who scored 25 goals last season - but they did not rule out a