Nine of the best goals by players vs their former sides.
One of the hardest sights to see in football, is that of a former player coming back to haunt you. Regardless of whether the goal is meaningless, or puts the player’s new side ahead of yours it’s a bitter pill to swallow. However, there have been some absolute corkers that the neutral can enjoy, and below are the top nine goals scored by players against their former clubs.
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9. Glen Johnson CHELSEA vs Liverpool, 2011
All the focus was on Fernando Torres, but the England international stole the show with a composed run and finish.
8. Marco Reus BORUSSIA DORTMUND vs Borussia Monchengladbach 2013
Reus established himself at ‘Gladbach, and transformed himself into a Germany international, but he showed no sentimentality when he hooked this spectacular effort in from a tight angle.
7. Mario Gotze BAYERN MUNICH vs Borussia Dortmund 2013
Gotze’s departure from Dortmund was acrimonious to say the least, and when he bagged this beauty on his return he broke a lot of hearts all over again.
6. David Villa ATLETICO MADRID vs Barcelona 2013
Like Gotze, Villa’s exit from Barca was less than friendly – so what better way to get one over on his former employees than to bag a wonder strike like this en route to the title?
5. David Bentley TOTTENHAM vs Arsenal 2008
Bentley was hardly an Arsenal legend, but at the time they could have been forgiven for wondering why they’d let him go, especially as he was just breaking into the England team.
4. Robin Van Persie MANCHESTER UNITED vs Arsenal 2013
Ouch! And he celebrated, too. Harsh.
3. Frank Lampard MANCHESTER CITY vs Chelsea 2014
Everyone knew Lampard would score in this fixture before it had even started, but it didn’t make it any less funny when it went in.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo REAL MADRID vs Man United 2013
With Mourinho in charge, Ronaldo on the scoresheet, the country out of sympathy, this was a perfect night.
1. Emmanuel Adebayor MANCHESTER CITY vs Arsenal
This wasn’t about the goal at all, solely about the celebration, and he achieved his target of winding literally everybody up with his pitch long sprint and slide.
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