Top 10 Manchester United Goals of the decade (2010-2019)

#2 Marcus Rashford vs Chelsea (2019-20)

Chelsea FC v Manchester United - Carabao Cup Round of 16

If the 2010-19 decade was dominated by the videos of Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick goal against Portsmouth, the next generation of Manchester United fans will grow up watching Marcus Rashford’s sensational free kick goal against Chelsea.

Not only Rashford's goal was special but the timing of it was very crucial too. It was the 73rd minute in quarter final of this season’s Carabao Cup and the game was tied 1-1 at Stamford Bridge. Man United won the foul and the ball was easily 50-60 meters away from the goal.

However, Rashford had no intention of crossing the ball and he was just aiming for the goal.

In recent years, Rashford has tried to emulate Cristiano’s technique of striking Football’s valve while taking a free kick. If not anything, this goal was a fitting tribute to Cristiano’s time as a Manchester United player and the influence he had on Rashford while growing up.

I would even go one step ahead and even claim that, Rashford’s free kick was perhaps better than Cristiano’s effort vs Portsmouth all those years ago. The distance, power, accuracy, and indeed the significance of Rashford’s goal makes it a better one in our eyes.

Man United won the game 2-1 and will now face Manchester City in the semi-final of this season’s Carabao Cup.

---

#1 Wayne Rooney vs Manchester City (2010-11)

Manchester United v Manchester City - Premier League

We finally have a winner, and its Wayne Rooney’s unreal overhead kick to score the winning goal in a Manchester Derby to bring down the roof at Old Trafford.

This was the time Manchester City were beginning to make things difficult for Manchester United and The Red Devils needed a firm response. The game until Rooney's goal was a very closely fought battle.

Nani had given United the lead but the lead cancelled by David Silva's deflected goal in the 65th minute. As the game rolled on both Manchester clubs strived for a win as it would give them an edge in the title race.

It was 78th minute when Rooney saw a cross coming from Nani which took a slight deflection and he positioned himself to go for the volley. The ball was so high that Rooney had to change his decision to go for the spectacular and he pulled off a stunner.

Rooney's goal meant Man United won the game 2-1 and also went on to clinch the Premier League title ahead of their noisy neighbors.

Rooney, 25 at the time admitted that it was the best goal of his career and he maintains that stance till date. Sir Alex Ferguson was asked to describe Rooney’s goal after that win and the legendary manager said:

"It was stunning. Nani's goal was also an unbelievable goal, but nobody in their right sense will even talk about it. All the talk will be about that winning (Rooney’s) goal—unbelievable.

"We've had some fantastic goals here but in terms of execution, you'll never see that."

This was our Top 10 Manchester United goals from the decade just went by. If you have any goals in mind which deserved a mention, do share them in our comments section below.