{"id":9100,"date":"2026-05-16T12:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T12:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9100"},"modified":"2026-05-16T12:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T12:14:29","slug":"patrick-dorgu-wins-manchester-uniteds-goal-of-the-season-man-united-news-and-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9100","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Dorgu wins Manchester United&#8217;s Goal of the Season &#8211; Man United News And Transfer News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">33<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United wide man Patrick Dorgu has won the club\u2019s Goal of the Season for the 2025\/26 campaign for his outstanding strike at the Emirates in January.<\/p>\n<h5>Long-Range Missile<\/h5>\n<p>The Red Devils travelled to face Arsenal in enemy territory in interim boss Michael Carrick\u2019s second game in charge, fresh from the 2-0 win over Manchester City at Old Trafford. <\/p>\n<p>The Gunners, as they had been for the majority of the campaign, were leading the table and in fine form. But United emerged from the pulsating clash in north London with a 3-2 win and all three points, courtesy of a thunderous half-volley from Dorgu with the game poised at 1-1. <\/p>\n<p>The dynamic Dane, deployed as a left-winger by Carrick, burst through the opposition midfield, playing a brilliant double one-two with captain Bruno Fernandes to leave three Arsenal players for dead, before unleashing a howitzer into the top corner of David Raya\u2019s goal. <\/p>\n<p>The ball rattled in off the crossbar before crossing the line, an emphatic visual which makes every goal feel that little bit more visceral. The Spanish goalkeeper was left with no chance of saving it. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Challenge: Watch our Goal of the Season just once \u26bd\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25<br \/>Difficulty level: Impossible \ud83e\udd24\ud83d\udd02<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Snapdragon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Snapdragon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n1qhP6mk8r\">pic.twitter.com\/n1qhP6mk8r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/2055204034844184968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Arsenal equalised shortly after, but Mikel Arteta\u2019s men faced only temporary relief, as Matheus Cunha produced his own outrageous long-distance effort to secure all three points for United. <\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, fans voted the Brazilian forward\u2019s goal in second place behind Dorgu\u2019s, with Fernandes\u2019 free-kick in the chaotic 4-4 draw against Bournemouth at Old Trafford placing third, the club website reveals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The last ten winners of the Goal of the Season award are: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>2025\/26: Dorgu in Arsenal<br \/>2024\/25: Amad at Manchester City<br \/>2023\/24: Garnacho v Everton<br \/>2022\/23: Antony in Barcelona<br \/>2021\/22: Ronaldo at Tottenham Hotspur<br \/>2020\/21: Fernandes v Everton<br \/>2019\/20: Rashford at Chelsea<br \/>2018\/19: Andreas v Southampton<br \/>2017\/18: Matic v Crystal Palace<br \/>2016\/17: Henrikh Mkhitaryan v Sunderland<\/em><\/p>\n<h5>Where will Dorgu play next season?<\/h5>\n<p>There remains an interesting question of where Dorgu\u2019s best position in Carrick\u2019s 4-2-3-1 system is, given that he was not initially signed to play in this formation. The 21-year-old was captured from Serie A minnows Lecce in January 2025 to provide then-head coach Ruben Amorim with a specialist left wing-back.<\/p>\n<p>But he struggled at times to provide the attacking threat the Portuguese tactician needed, with Amorim even publicly criticising him for the \u201canxiety\u201d he showed in possession after the 1-0 defeat to Everton in November. <\/p>\n<p>There is a certain irony, therefore, that Dorgu\u2019s best performances in a red shirt have come while playing in an even more advanced role, with back-to-back goals in both games. <\/p>\n<h5>Final Thoughts<\/h5>\n<p>United coaches are understood to view the Copenhagen native as a winger moving forward, which is why the club are targeting a new left-back this summer to provide competition to Luke Shaw. Newcastle\u2019s Lewis Hall and Arsenal\u2019s Myles Lewis-Skelly have both been linked. <\/p>\n<p>This would be a mistake, however, as Dorgu\u2019s most impressive attributes \u2013 speed, size, strength and stamina \u2013 are best harnessed as a flying fullback who provides a constant overlap down the outside. The fact that he has the skill to contribute in the final third should be the cherry on top, rather than the main ingredient of the cake.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image Justin Setterfield via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. 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