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VIDEO: Did Liverpool and Man United target Renato Sanches invent a new showboat skill?

Published 16:25 17 Feb 2016 GMT

Nooruddean Choudry
VIDEO: Did Liverpool and Man United target Renato Sanches invent a new showboat skill?

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We've had the Higuita scorpion kick, the rabona, the Cruyff turn and the no-look pass.

But Benfica youngster Renato Sanches may have invented a whole new skill that youngsters around the world will be trying out for themselves. Introducing - the Renatackle. The 18-year-old Portuguese prodigy is a target for Man United, Liverpool, Real Madrid and a host of other top clubs, and produced another star performance against Zenit Saint Petersburg in Tuesday's Champions League encounter. FBL-EUR-C1-BENFICA-ZENIT-ZENITH : News Photo But one moment stood out for its sheer impudence and invention. Closing down Zenit forward Hulk, Sanches managed to tackle him with his wrong foot - in a kind of rabona style interception. Whether he planned it or merely instinctive invention, it was certainly effective...and very very cool. Check it out below... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUxgXfqIZ1U

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VIDEO: Did Liverpool and Man United target Renato Sanches invent a new showboat skill?