Anthony Elanga’s incredible goal for Nottingham Forest against his old team, Manchester United, on Tuesday night stunned both supporters and commentators. After picking up the ball halfway inside the Forest half, the 22-year-old drove quickly and forcefully in the direction of Andre Onana’s goal.
The Sweden international quickly found himself on the brink of the box after sweeping aside Alejandro Garnacho with ease. Elanga calmly hit the ball past Onana into the bottom corner of the net after having time to find his position.
Elanga’s outstanding solo effort has a good chance of winning April’s Goal of the Month award, even though it was scored on the first day of the month. It was an instance of individual genius from a player who has demonstrated that Manchester United may have made a grave error in selling him to Forest for £15 million.
United manager Ruben Amorim responded forcefully to a question about whether it was annoying to watch Elanga perform so well against his previous employers, telling reporters: “No. Manchester United is the venue where they must perform. We can’t ignore the athletes that leave; they had a chance. You must focus on the players within United, not on those outside. My team and its improvement are my main priorities.
Ralf Rangnick was correct about six things at Manchester United.
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Ralf Rangnick was correct about six things at Manchester United.
During his brief tenure as Manchester United’s interim manager, Ralf Rangnick was not hesitant to point out the team’s deficiencies.
1 Calculated Elanga’s Potential 100m Time
How the sprint time of the Forest star stacks up against Usain Bolt’s world record
However, it’s reasonable for United supporters to wonder why their team was unable to retain a gifted young player who obviously boasts many excellent qualities, such as lightning-fast speed. Elanga ran 85 yards in nine seconds, according to calculations made by TNT Sports, which televised the game at the City Ground.
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The fact that Forest’s No. 21 was running with the ball makes that even more amazing. However, how does that stack up against the world record time set by Olympic legend Usain Bolt?
One of the top five greatest athletes of all time, Bolt, ran 85 meters in an incredible 8.1 seconds, according to calculations done by Sky Sports. Even though Elanga doesn’t appear to be far away at that moment, 0.9 seconds is a big difference in the sprinting world.
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Elanga’s time of 10.63 seconds would not have even threatened Bolt’s world record 100-meter time of 9.58 seconds, set in 2009. However, given that he was playing in his football uniform, with the ball at his feet, and with multiple opponents pursuing him, that is still an incredibly fast 100-meter sprint time.
On a sprint track, we would want to see how quickly Elanga could run 100 meters. The livewire winger is unquestionably among the Premier League’s fastest players at the moment.
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