You could be forgiven for writing off Radamel Falcao after his struggles in the Premier League.
The Colombian forward struggled to make an impact at either Manchester United and Chelsea, and many felt his injuries had finally caught up with him for good.
But Falcao has laughed at that idea this season, returning to parent club Monaco after those two loan spells and proceeding to score at will.
He made it 20 goals in 26 games with an equaliser against Manchester City in the Champions League, stooping to head past Willy Caballero not long after Raheem Sterling had given the Premier League club a first-half lead.
Radamel Falcao with the beautiful header! #ElTigre #Monaco #UCL pic.twitter.com/FtIgKWFhuy
— Leonardo Rueda (@LeonardoRueda7) February 21, 2017
Some were quick to point to his inability to make an impact in England.
Falcao rinsed tons of money from Chelsea and Man United, now he's flummoxing Man City with a lovely goal
— James Tyler (still) (@JamesTylerESPN) February 21, 2017
Others, meanwhile, were just amazed to see that he is still able to play at this level at all.
how is falcao still good? how are his knees not just dust?
— allyn, probably (@allynhii) February 21, 2017
It’s good to see him back fit and firing, that’s for sure.
https://twitter.com/Nuovocastrian/status/834135344434003976
Anyway, vintage Falcao
— Tom Mortimer (@TomaszMortimer) February 21, 2017
It’s been a while since he got in the scoresheet in Manchester.
Radamel Falcao last scored in Manchester for United v Leicester in January 2015. That was only his third in his former home city.
— John Brewin (@JohnBrewin_) February 21, 2017
But it might not be the last time.
It is entirely conceivable that Falcao matches his previous record for goals scored in Manchester tonight…
— Howler Magazine (@whatahowler) February 21, 2017
United fans were loving it, that’s for sure.
United legend Radamel Falcao doing the business against City, I see.
— Brent (@logoffbrent) February 21, 2017
United legend #Falcao
— Danny Edwards (@_DannyEdwards) February 21, 2017
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, eh?
https://twitter.com/Anees_MCQ/status/834137706527600640
https://twitter.com/dilllad/status/834137813796921344
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