Premier League - Goal of the Week: Berbatov magic

Eurosport - Fri, 09 Oct 18:02:00 2009

Dimitar Berbatov has class aplenty and his stunning goal in Manchester United's draw with Sunderland has been voted goal of the week by Eurosport-Yahoo! readers.

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The Bulgarian forward still divides opinion among the Old Trafford faithful, but there is no doubt they were toasting him at the weekend following his simply sublime overhead kick from 12 yards which got United back on level terms. The goal earned Berbatov an impressive 7,599 votes.

Thomas Vermaelen came over to Arsenal billed as a no-nonsense defender, well he is fast forging a reputation as a goalscorer and his 25-yard piledriver against Blackburn earned him 5,003 votes and second place.

Arsenal star Theo Walcott showed no signs of ring-rust as he climbed off the bench for his first appearance of the season and his goal from Cesc Fabregas's precise pass earned him third place.

Darren Bent fired Sunderland into a shock lead at Old Trafford and his powerful drive impressed 1,104 of our readers.

Andre Bikey is another defender to feature and he showed the instincts of a striker, exchanging passes with David Nugent before slotting home, but he only managed to secure two per cent of the vote.

Leon Osman's superb curler for Everton against Stoke earned him 484 votes, while Sebastian Larsson's free-kick for Birmingham against Burnley only secured 233 votes.

Goal of the Week result:

1. Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd v Sunderland) - 7,599 votes

2. Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal v Blackburn) - 5,003 votes

3. Theo Walcott (Arsenal v Blackburn) - 1,367 votes

4. Darren Bent (Sunderland at Man Utd) - 1,104 votes

5. Leon Osman (Everton v Stoke) - 484 votes

6. Andre Bikey (Burnley v Birmingham) - 330 votes

7. Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham at Burnley) - 233 votes

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  1. man.utd only managing a 2-2 draw with lowly ­ Sunderland--shameful!Goodboy,Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

    From SoBarikor, on Mon 12 Oct 8:14AM

  2. Berbatov made Torres looks so bad....
    a touch of­ class,elegant & finesse from the Brilliant­ Bulgarian No 9....

    From Those Rats likes Bin dippin for free Cheeseburger, on Sun 11 Oct 11:23AM

  3. Nobel Prize for berba,

    From karandua_kd, on Sun 11 Oct 4:45AM

  4. Vermaelan soooooo sikk

    From subway1594, on Sat 10 Oct 9:59PM

  5. NO 30 OWEN
    FFUKIN CRACKIN LITTLE PICTURE OF A SCOUSER­ THAT

    From vegasmufc, on Sat 10 Oct 8:21PM

  6. post 34 you muppet. what r u a gooner or scouse @#$%,­ or even worse city @#$%

    From johngaffney44, on Sat 10 Oct 3:03PM

  7. Berba wonderful Goal.Bravo

    From Dawit, on Sat 10 Oct 2:05PM

  8. Let's just say, you (reader) are a wall and­ Berbatov and Torres are missile.

    When you're­ blocking Berbatov, you succeed.. but the splint will­ damage you more.. but when you block Torres..­ you're still fantastic!

    Berbatov is better than­ Torres.. Berbatov can still go forward even three­ defenders are blocking him but Torres?? HAHAHA!!

    From Angelos, on Sat 10 Oct 1:43PM

  9. i agree with sara,..arsenal can win when the opposition­ is a weaker little team,..the goal is a beauty in the­ 1st division standard,..but not in the premier­ league,..i really wish arsenal good luck when they go­ agaisnt loserpo-=ol n chelsh-it,..coz they cant ever­ win when they face stronger opposition like barca and­ man u,..even van persie and farregas taking turn faking­ their injury when they goes agaisnt man u n barca,..­ but when its loserpo-ol or chelsh-,it everybody is fit­ and wanna play,..

    From mrs, on Sat 10 Oct 1:16PM
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    again what a load of rubbish. zero chane. a falling­ kick

    From yip, on Sat 10 Oct 1:00PM

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    From gibson7201, on Sat 10 Oct 1:00PM

  12. i totaly agree

    From Zahaib, on Sat 10 Oct 12:33PM
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    It was the only Man U goal that they was scored on the­ weekend. Arsenal on the other hand scored 6 absolute­ beauties, obviously the Man U one would end up winning­ as opinion would be divided amongst the Arsenal fans.

    From Sara, on Sat 10 Oct 12:28PM

  14. messi rules

    From Zahaib, on Sat 10 Oct 12:14PM

  15. wonderful berba

    From Zahaib, on Sat 10 Oct 12:12PM

  16. berba for nobel prize!

    From Who, on Sat 10 Oct 11:41AM
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    of couse it did lol, theres so many man united fans on­ here it could have been a tap in from 2 yards and it­ would still win goal of the week.

    From wb, on Sat 10 Oct 11:39AM
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    Anyone wanting to see life in Manchester go on you tube­ an watch the video some kind well doing manchester folk­ put on its called ROUND HERE DA ESTATE such a nice­ place I want to move.

    From Owen, on Sat 10 Oct 11:26AM
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    fabregas' goal was easily better than walcotts.­ weak foot volley from outside the area?

    From balkinsnet, on Sat 10 Oct 11:21AM

  20. esther.melvyn, it was not a stunt. He was aiming for it­ from a position and a distance such kicks usually­ don't come to the mind. He dared and trusted his­ talent and it worked. Great goal. Vermaelen's kick­ is exactly that, just another distance kick. Nothing­ special about it. Walcott's goal was much better.

    From Half A Brain, on Sat 10 Oct 11:04AM
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