By Chris Wright
As was foretold by the prophecy, today’s Random Great Goal is slightly less than random, providing a bit of much needed yang to accompany Ian Rush’s expertly-taken yin from yesterday.
Plucked from the October archives of the very same season (the inaugural 1992/1993 Premier League campaign), here we have a proper beauty scored by Manchester United against Liverpool in the first league ding-dong between the two sides, with Mark Hughes doing the uncharacteristically deft honours.
Famed for his seismograph-troubling thumping volleys, Sparky instead decided to demonstrate his delicate side by caressing a perfect first-time, over-the-shoulder lob over the Grob and into the back of the net…
The goal was one of two Hughes managed to score in the last ten minutes to salvage at 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.
A selection of other random great goals on Pies…
Patrick M’Boma (Gamba Osaka) vs Shonan Bellmare
Roberto Cabanas (New York Cosmos) vs Tulsa Roughnecks
Thierry Henry (Arsenal) vs SC Wiez
Keisuke Honda (Japan) vs Hong Kong
Robin van Persie (Arsenal) vs Blackburn
Ray Wilkins (England) vs Belgium
David Beckham (Man Utd) vs Birmingham
Rory Delap (Southampton) vs Tottenham
Eduardo (Arsenal) vs Burnley
Ian Rush (Liverpool) vs Man Utd