Rangers fans might’ve noticed Rabbi Matondo channeling his inner Kevin de Bruyne with that goal against Celtic.
The Welsh international winger, 23, stole the headlines in an enthralling Old Firm derby clash at Ibrox by stealing a crucial point for the Gers in injury time.
Cutting inside to bend a stunning, curling effort past the helpless Joe Hart to complete the scoring at 3-3, it’s a potentially huge moment for the winger.
Having bent in an identical effort the week previously against Hibs, that curling, far corner goal is becoming a Rabbi Matondo trademark at Rangers.
Stunning angle shows quality of Rabbi Matondo goal
Now, a stunning, fresh angle of the goal has been going viral on social media as Rabbi Matondo reaps the benefits of hard work in training.
The winger clearly has a lot of self-belief and courage to try such an effort in that moment of the game and he may well have had a crucial say in where the Scottish Premiership is going to end up.
The angle, which comes from behind Rabbi Matondo, shows just how precise and well hit the strike which led to the goal actually was.
The goal shows the quality that Rabbi Matondo has and maybe Rangers fans are about to see the burgeoning talent of a winger who once commanded an £11m fee.
Rangers winger channels Kevin de Bruyne v Celtic
The wee man’s got ice in his veins and you might’ve noticed Matondo darting over to the bench to celebrate the goal with Philippe Clement.
Speaking after the game, the winger revealed that a reminder of £55m Man City star Kevin de Bruyne netting a stunner v Crystal Palace the day before inspired the effort.
Matondo claimed that he could do similar v Celtic and when he followed through on that promise, made a beeline for the bench.
“I ran over to him after I scored because before the game we were speaking and he asked me if I saw Kevin De Bruyne’s goal yesterday,” he said.
“We work a lot in training and he works a lot with me on cutting in and getting shots off and keeping it low in the corners.
“So, I said to him, ‘Yeah, I did see Kevin De Bruyne’s goal’. But it wasn’t quite low in the corner the way he wants me to do it.
“But he said that when you get to that level like Kevin De Bruyne has, that’s basically his low corner, the top corner.
“So, he said, ‘You will get there maybe one day’. And I said, ‘I’ll show you today!’ And yeah, I think I showed it quite well! So, I ran over to him to embrace him, and it was nice.
“Do you know what? I can’t really remember it right now, it’s all a blur. It happened so quick. I just thought to take my man on and just get a shot off, and thankfully it’s flown into the top corner.”
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