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#4 Wayne Rooney vs West Ham (2013-14)
Manchester United’s greatest goal-scorer of all time, Wayne Rooney finally gets a mention in our list of Top 10 Manchester United goals of the decade gone by and what a truly sublime goal this was from Wazza, almost 60 yards away from the goal.
It was the first season since Sir Alex Ferguson had retired and David Moyes was struggling to find his feet as the Man United manager. This game at Upton Park was expected to be a real test for the Red Devils but Rooney scored twice to register an easy 2-0 win.
For this goal, Rooney received the ball from Ashley Young near the halfway line which took an awkward bounce and had a West Ham defender competing for the header. Rooney first rode the challenge, allowed the ball to bounce and then spotted the goalkeeper Adrian off his line.
Rooney on the half turn, decided to hit the volley from almost 60 yards out and go for the jugular. Such was his technique and execution, the ball ended up in back of the net and Rooney scored one of the greatest Premier League goals of all time.
Ironically, David Beckham was seeing the game live at Upton Park and if you recall, Beckham scored a similar goal from 50-yards out against Wimbledon back in the 1996-97 season.
#3 Robin Van Persie vs Aston Villa (2012-13)
Robin Van Persie was Manchester United’s talisman in the 2012-13 season and it was quite fitting that he scored a hat-trick on the day Man United sealed their 20th League title. However, the goal we are featuring today was so good that rarely people talk about Van Persie's hat-trick from that day but they only choose to marvel the Dutchman's insane volley strike.
It was the 13th minute in the game with Van Persie already getting on the scoresheet. Wayne Rooney received the ball from Shinji Kagawa and played a hopeful cross-field ball to find his striking partner.
Van Persie had already made one of his trademark runs and waited for the ball to come down while keeping his eyes firmly on the ball. And when the ball arrived, he unleashed one of his best volley ever to find the top-right corner.
It went down as Man United’s ‘Goal of the Season’ that year and indeed was one of the best Manchester United goals of the decade gone by. Van Persie went on to complete his hat-trick and clinched the last League title for Sir Alex Ferguson.
That night was the last time, Manchester United felt as the Premier League Champions as since then, the road to rebuilding has been a very painful one for both fans and players alike.
