French winger Remy Cabella produced a match-winning performance for Marseille against Rennes in Ligue 1 on Thursday day, with the Newcastle United loanee scoring the only goal of the game in the first-half. The 25-year-old has struggled in the Premier League with the Magpies, netting just one goal in 34 games. However, back in France, the Corsica-born attacker is impressing once again, with his display against Rennes topped off with a fine piece of individual skill.
Finding himself chased down by a gaggle of Rennes players in the middle of the pitch, Cabella pulled off a very cheeky back-heeled nutmeg, to leave his pursuers for dead…
On loan @NUFC midfielder @RemyCabella bamboozles @staderennais‘ defence with a superb back heel nutmeg. https://t.co/2uliBb8kLC
— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) December 4, 2015
How Steve McClaren’s struggling Newcastle could do with a bit more magic like that right now.