"39 yards…39 yards!" beamed David Bentley, emotions still on another planet.
Speaking ‘the morning after the night before’ he was, of course, describing his wonder goal in the 4-4 draw against Arsenal on 29 October, 2008. It was a goal befitting of the occasion - one of the best-ever goals in one of the best-ever derbies.
Let’s start with the goal. The ball was bouncing around in central midfield, Jermaine Jenas managed to chest it down to David who flicked it up and volleyed over Manuel Almunia from a distance later confirmed as 39 yards.