This is the moment that a former Rangers flop scored with an audacious backheel flick last night.
Umar Sadiq's name will likely send shivers down the spines of Gers fans who remember the striker's loan spell at Ibrox during the Steven Gerrard era.
The 28-year-old arrived on loan from Roma in the summer of 2018, however, disappointingly only went on to make four appearances for the club. He had no material impact on the team.
Since his short but sweet time in the Scottish Premiership, the Nigeria international has gone on to enjoy a fine career, scoring goals aplenty in Spain and Serbia.
Umar Sadiq with a GENIUS finish! 🤯 Outrageous goal from the Nigerian forward who scores with a brilliant mid-air flick 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tr0a1c3IyM
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Total transfer fees spent on the frontman currently comes to £28.8m.
Sadiq is currently on loan at Valencia from fellow La Liga side Real Soceidad. He's made a flying start for Los Che, who are struggling towards the bottom of the Spainish top tier. He's scored four goals in nine games since signing in January.
The latest of those strikes came during an action-packed 3-3 draw against Osasuna on Sunday evening.
With the hosts leading deep into the game, Valencia needed to find a goal from somewhere to salvage a point.
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Up stepped Sadiq, who produced a sensational bit of skill on 87 minutes to do exactly that.
The ball came into the box from the left after the winger cut in on his right to clip it into the middle of the box.
Out of nowhere, as the ball reached Sadiq, he casually brushed off his marker, and directed the ball into the far bottom corner by flicking it with his left heel.
Sadiq scored with a moment of brilliance that was barely even a chance for Valencia, as they gained a vital draw in their bid to avoid relegation.
The striker was surrounded by his teammates as they congratulated him for pulling them back from the jaws of defeat.
