Gary Neville heaps praise on Lisandro Martinez for his stunning goal at Liverpool… and compares it to Ryan Giggs’ iconic 1999 FA Cup semi-final strike for Man United against Arsenal
- Lisandro Martinez gave Man United a lead against Liverpool in the second half
- His world-class strike was compared by Gary Neville to one of Ryan Giggs’ goals
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Gary Neville praised Lisandro Martinez after his stunning opening goal against Liverpool on Sunday.
The defender struck the ball powerfully within ten yards of goal, bouncing off the crossbar and beating Allison at his near post.
The United legend compared the goal to Ryan Giggs’ goal in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final, when the midfielder scored in the 109th minute to earn United a place in the final against Newcastle.
‘That’s where Manchester United are struggling with a bit of calm and class. It comes from Bruno Fernandes,” Neville said.
‘Is he over it? No. He just hits it off the roof of the net. No chance, Alisson.
‘It almost looks like Ryan Giggs in the cup replay of the ’99 semi-final against Arsenal.’
Lisandro Martinez scored a powerful goal to give Man United a 1-0 lead against Liverpool
It was the Argentinian’s third goal for the Red Devils since joining for £49m in 2022.
Neville compared the goal to Ryan Giggs’ winner against Arsenal in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final
The Welshman’s late equalizer against Juventus in 1999 helped United to their historic Treble
Giggs’ goal spawned an iconic chant that United fans sang against Arsenal, as a joke for their song about Patrick Vieira.
Vieira gave the ball away to Giggs, who scored a sensational solo goal and dribbled past five Arsenal players to win the match for United.
To the tune of ‘Volare’, Arsenal fans sing: ‘Viera whoah, Viera whoah, he’s from Senegal, he played for Arsenal!’
United fans adapted the tune to instead sing: ‘Viera whoah, Viera whoah, he gave Giggsy the ball, and Arsenal won f*** all!’
