It was nice while it last, which wasn’t long at all, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s reign as the Premier League’s ‘Scorpion King’ has come to an end.
Olivier Giroud has dethroned the Armenian with a scorpion kick goal of his own in Arsenal’s match against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The Frenchman’s effort naturally drew comparisons with the United man’s strike just four days prior against Sunderland.
Six different angles of Henrikh Mkhitaryan's scorpion kick goal vs Sunderland [mu]#MUFC pic.twitter.com/DRf2rVmaLl
— Manchester United (@MUFCScoop) December 27, 2016
Twitter unsurprisingly had a field day with the general consensus being that Giroud’s goal is the superior one.
Giroud's #NewYearsResolution - No more headers. An acrobatic back-heel will do just fine. #Scorpion https://t.co/Z9Px9K7GZ7
— Brendon Netto (@BrendonNetto) January 1, 2017
Over to you, Mkhitaryan.#Giroud #Scorpion pic.twitter.com/XEbJodoDnj
— Sport360° (@Sport360) January 1, 2017
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/5W8Rr4tZLz
— TheSPORTbible (@TSBible) January 1, 2017
Olivier giroud stop that .that's one of the best goals I've ever seen. Naughty ..
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) January 1, 2017
Flamini dabbing before Giroud scored, he knew what was coming. pic.twitter.com/WYVtW4G6ja
— Arsenal (@ffarsenalfc) January 1, 2017
In case anyone's confused:
— Arsène's Son (@hughwizzy) January 1, 2017
1) Giroud's = onside, Mkhi's = off
2) Giroud's, off the bar and in = superior
3) Wengerball build up > one cross pic.twitter.com/00G0UMhnGk
Manchester United fans: Mkhitaryan scored an insane scorpion goal, nobody can do it better.
— Danny Welbeck (@WelBeast) January 1, 2017
Oliver Giroud: Hold my beer
Ok finish from Giroud, I mean it's no Mkhitaryan 👀 #mufc pic.twitter.com/18qYEidlBL
— Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) January 1, 2017
#ThatMomentWhen You realise Olivier Giroud has just out-scorpion-kicked you. 😳🦂🔥 pic.twitter.com/aLlmykeFwm
— SPORF (@Sporf) January 1, 2017
Very sad that Arsenal fans' first thought when Giroud scored the scorpion kick was to make sure people knew it was better than Mkhitaryan's.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) January 1, 2017
New year, new Giroud. 👀 pic.twitter.com/C5VdBorlV8
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 1, 2017
Giroud with arguably the greatest goal to grace the premier league! Enjoy pic.twitter.com/R6w1H78Zxj
— Arsenal's Voice🔴⚪️ (@ArsenalsVoice) January 1, 2017
Olivier Giroud pic.twitter.com/xkXaV58JQS
— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) January 1, 2017
BREAKING: Olivier Giroud wins Goal of the Year for 2017 on the first day of the year. pic.twitter.com/V5xCEceNfe
— Transfer Related (@TransferRelated) January 1, 2017
'Mkhitaryan's goal was the trailer, Giroud's was the whole movie' - Clash of scorpion kick stunners pic.twitter.com/VErie4uCAl
— Lord of the Memes (@dejazimako007) January 1, 2017
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