He may have never quite made the most of his talents at Arsenal, but Andrey Arshavin was and apparently still is, a rather fine footballer. Now playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the 35-year-old netted a wonder-goal at the weekend for Kairat in their 3-1 win against Taraz.
Picking up the ball outside the box, the diminutive schemer produced a superb turn to beat a defender and then bamboozled another two inside the Taraz box, before producing a deft chip over the goalie…
Andrey Arshavin hasn’t lost it – here he is lighting up the Kazakhstan League pic.twitter.com/mw0dNgYFYZ
— Sporting Index (@sportingindex) July 24, 2016
What an exquisite finish!