13 things we loved this weekend: Haaland, Kane, Son, Neuer & more
While Tottenham and Liverpool stole the headlines in the Premier League this weekend, plenty of exciting action took place around as elite club football returned.
Erling Haaland continued to make goalscoring look ridiculously easy, the Bundesliga gave us one of the greatest own goals of recent times and an epic penalty shootout unfolded in the MLS.
We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the pitch.
Erling Haaland
This guy isn’t human.
On the day he was crowned Golden Boy winner for 2020, Erling Haaland scored FOUR goals in Dortmund's win over Hertha Berlin 😳
47' ⚽️
49' ⚽️
62' ⚽️
79' ⚽️What a ridiculously talented young footballer 🤩 pic.twitter.com/2eY94Bdepk
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 21, 2020
Harry Kane & Son Heung-min
Are Kane* and Son the pair to lead Tottenham to the title?
Harry Kane has provided the most Premier League assists this season (9).
Heung-Min Son has scored the most Premier League goals this season (9).
Spurs are on cloud nine. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/NAnLShZik5
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) November 21, 2020
Tottenham
Who says Jose Mourinho’s sides don’t play good football?
Jose ball. pic.twitter.com/J0OM3aVVAc
— isaiah☄️🇦🇱 (@zayftbl) November 21, 2020
Manuel Neuer
Not a bad response to conceding six goals with Germany.
You shall not pass 🙅♂️❌
Manuel Neuer pulled off this phenomenal double save for Bayern earlier 🤯 pic.twitter.com/oqAsIXruQN
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 21, 2020
Jeremie Boga
The goalkeeper doesn’t even move.
OMG BOGA
— TheSecretScout (@TheSecretScout_) November 22, 2020
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
He never did this for Manchester United or Arsenal.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan now has 6 goals and 5 assists this season for Roma in all competitions.
Man in form 🔥
Here’s the first goal of his two from earlier today: pic.twitter.com/qgjsUoi65O
— Niko (Նիկողայոս) (@NikoYeganian) November 22, 2020
This own goal
We’ve only just stopped laughing.
Own goal of the century by Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradeckypic.twitter.com/tvmxzzIaCc
— AJ Kutlu (@ajkutlu_) November 21, 2020
Lewis Cook
Not a bad way to score your first goal in over four years.
OH YOU BEAUTY! 😍
Lewis Cook's first goal for Bournemouth is an absolute peach! 🍑 Not only that, it also completes Bournemouth's comeback, having been two goals down at half-time.
Watch live on Sky Sports Football 📺
Follow online here 📲 https://t.co/eozz4MRAUo pic.twitter.com/ufcOl5cQJV— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) November 21, 2020
Danny Rowe
A bullet from League Two.
Goal of the day…🚀
Take a bow Oldham's Danny Rowe 😲pic.twitter.com/bLzAQX3OXH
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) November 21, 2020
This shoot-out
After going up in a penalty shootout, Orlando’s GK got a red card, which meant they had to put their backup left back in goal..
..who then made this save that led to Orlando winning their first ever playoff game.
Insane. pic.twitter.com/MVTOj0w0lK
— MLS Buzz (@MLS_Buzz) November 21, 2020
Giuseppe Raffaele
Italian coaches are wired differently.
Catania coach Giuseppe Raffaele gets a four-match ban in Serie C after the 2-1 win over Vibonese, for tackling an opposition player about to counter-attack deep in added-time pic.twitter.com/VlELo7jR7r
— James Dart (@James_Dart) November 19, 2020
Yussuf Poulsen
Why are finishes with the outside of the foot so much nicer?
Postage stamp 📮
Yussuf Poulsen's outside of the foot flick is a thing of beauty 😍
Wait for the slow-mo… pic.twitter.com/aZ3KmlxQO0
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 21, 2020
Football’s new law
We wholeheartedly endorse this.
If a team take a corner and end up going all the way back to their own keeper, the ref should gather them together and say 'I can't actually penalise that but don't do it again; it was so depressing'.
— Mark Watson, author of Contacts, a novel which… (@watsoncomedian) November 22, 2020
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