Robert Pires (v Aston Villa, 17 March 2002)
Stylish Frenchman Robert Pires is perhaps unlucky to feature only once on this list but we’ve saved his best – this stunning Pires lob of Peter Schmeichel against Villa – until last.
The Frenchman was in a footrace with George Boateng but beat him to the ball, before deftly flicking it over his marker’s head. But with the still-formidable Schmeichel rushing out to narrow the angle, it was no simple finish. Pires, later named Football of the Year, patiently waited for the ball to drop and nonchalantly lifted it over the Villa keeper and into the net.
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