Anything you can do, we can do better! Shakhtar Dontesk youngsters mimic Thierry Henry and Robert Pires’s two-man penalty routine… but unlike Arsenal pair, they pull it off
- Shakhtar Donetsk starlets pulled off a two-man penalty routine on Tuesday
- In their UEFA Youth League win over Atalanta, the penalty soon went viral
- Fans likened the routine to the famous effort by Thierry Henry and Robert Pires
- The Arsenal pair were left red-faced when their particular effort went wrong
Fourteen years have passed since Robert Pires and Thierry Henry were left red-faced when their two-man penalty routine backfired.
Fast forward to Tuesday night and two Shakhtar Donetsk youngsters showed the Arsenal legends how it is done after pulling off a clever version of their own in the UEFA Youth League match against Atalanta.
While the match finished 2-2, the tandem penalty, scored by Georgy Sudakov, quickly went viral on social media as football fans reminisced about the botched effort back in 2005.
The tandem penalty is rare but has been pulled off successfully before.
Lionel Messi teed up Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez in 2016 and Johann Cruyff made the routine famous in 1982 when he showcased it with Jesper Olsen.
Pires was the designated taker when he attempted it with Henry but it did not go to plan.
The French midfielder runs with purpose before nudging the ball to the left, only to see two Manchester City players come charging in ahead of Henry to clear.
More to follow.
