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Yes, Garna! Alejandro collects his Puskas Award

Related Topics: FIFA Puskás Award

The accolade is given to the best goal scored in football during the qualifying period, which, in this instance, was between August 2023 and August 2024.

Garna was nominated for his sensational overhead-kick against Everton at Goodison Park – an effort that was unsurprisingly named United’s Goal of the Season last May.

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Voting for the Puskas Award was split equally between fans and a panel of FIFA legends, with Garnacho overcoming 10 other nominated goals to claim the victory.

Here’s a stat for you: Alejandro is only the second United player to win the Puskas Award, following on from the great Cristiano Ronaldo, during the Portuguese’s first spell at the club.