10 best goals of Premier League era according to AI - with Bergkamp strike first
It was the acrobatic strike that has got every football fan talking - but technology has decided Alejandro Garnacho's sublime goal for Manchester United at Goodison Park isn't up there with the best in the Premier League era.
Artificial intelligence has ranked the 10 greatest goals in English top-flight football since 1992/93, and although the young Argentine is omitted, an overhead kick by another United star does make the list. And most of the inclusions won't need much by the way of explanation after standing the test of time.
The Eric Cantona chip against Sunderland? Matty Taylor's wonder strike for Portsmouth? Alan Shearer's thunderous volley that sank Everton hearts? The list is as notable for its omissions as it is its inclusions.
Here are the 10 that make the grade, with AI's explanation as to why....
While Liverpool fans best remember Gerrard's exploits in Cardiff and Istanbul, AI rightfully states that this "long-range piledriver in the dying moments of the game is etched in Premier League history."
Indeed, the iconic midfielder was almost 30 yards out when he controlled an aerial pass from John Arne Riise, waited for the bounce, and then unleashed a vicious half-volley with the outside of his foot that swerved and dipped past future teammate Brad Jones. Just weeks later, he'd head home in a certain game in Turkey, but in terms of the top flight, the Boro goal should always go down as his finest.
When Emmanuel Eboue chipped a cross in the direction of Robin van Persie, there seemed little in the way of threat, given he was outside the area with the ball heading towards him at chest height.
What followed is the stuff of legend, the Dutchman managing to leap and twist in mid-air before executing a left foot volley that
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