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Damien Delaney is better than Paul Pogba. Not our words but the words of this excited bunch

Published 22:48 14 Dec 2016 GMT

Darragh Murphy
Damien Delaney is better than Paul Pogba. Not our words but the words of this excited bunch

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We wouldn't hold our breaths waiting for Damien Delaney's £89 million move but, still, this was a gorgeous little flick.

The Irishman came up with a sublime piece of skill during the second half to set up the equaliser for James McArthur when Crystal Palace hosted Manchester United on Wednesday night. United claimed all three points in the end, but it was the performance of the defender that stole the headlines. Well, not so much the performance as this one touch. Not what you would call the flashiest player on any pitch, Delaney provided a no-look, first time flick that played in McArthur perfectly. Full back Joe Ward guided it into Delaney's nimble feet. 1 One nimble foot stepped over the ball while the other *still nimble* foot flicked it in off its instep and into space. 2 It was glorious. It was special. It was... nimble. 3 And Delaney rightly celebrated just as much as the goal's eventual finisher. 4 It was a decent piece of skill. We're not going to deny that. But some went that step further and believed it was the perfect proof that the defender was better than the most expensive player in world football. We're not prepared to take that leap just yet but, hey, everybody's entitled to an opinion. And everybody is also entitled to use this symbol ">" and the fact that Pogba scored the first and assisted the winner was never going to stop this bunch. https://twitter.com/Maradona_AVFC10/status/809147064273825792 https://twitter.com/MrMphz/status/809147069810274305 https://twitter.com/markhowell88/status/809147082078617601 https://twitter.com/FYPFanzine/status/809147219848941568 https://twitter.com/alisardine/status/809147270478307334 https://twitter.com/7Joooel/status/809147280272007168 https://twitter.com/mikeltackle/status/809147296894095360 https://twitter.com/MattDocherty/status/809147389776896001 https://twitter.com/Ross_Jeffries/status/809147421452357632 https://twitter.com/JoeRalph95/status/809147442130284544 https://twitter.com/antgodwyn/status/809147479304372224 https://twitter.com/goonerderrick/status/809147578960977920 https://twitter.com/Chungltfc/status/809148278134558720 https://twitter.com/HarryWright27/status/809152475274117120 Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live:
Damien Delaney is better than Paul Pogba. Not our words but the words of this excited bunch