Turn the clock back to December 15, 2002 and the German international stood over a free-kick fully 30 yards from David Seaman’s goal.
“Gus Poyet was standing right next to me saying ‘you don’t want to hit that, it’s too far away’ and I said to him ‘yes, I do, I'm going to hit it’,” recalled Christian, who spoke to us this week from his new home as manager of Atletico Baleares in Majorca.
Below: Christian's free-kick - enjoy!
Needless to say, Christian’s effort sailed into the top corner, sending the home crowd into a frenzy.