direct to your inboxWayne Rooney has stopped himself in his tracks.He has adjusted his body position.He has swivelled, while keeping his eyes locked onto the flight of the ball.Now he is in the air, horizontal to the Old Trafford turf, as he swings his trusty right foot high above his head to try and make contact with Nani’s deflected cross.Vincent Kompany is stranded, helpless, a few yards away after misreading the trajectory.Micah Richards is preparing to head it clear at the back post.But it’s no use.Rooney has made contact with his ambitious overhead kick.
Not only that, he’s succeeded in propelling it past Joe Hart and into Manchester City’s top corner.What happens next is a combination of mayhem, elation, pandemonium - call it what.
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