Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored an extraordinary scorpion kick goal to cap a 3-1 Manchester United win over Sunderland at Old Trafford on Boxing Day.

The Armenian’s strike was so spectacular that the fact that he was offside has been treated as an insignificant detail.

Twitter went absolutely bonkers when Mkhitaryan’s acrobatic back-heel from a Zlatan Ibrahimovic cross nestled into the back of the net.

Below is the clip of that remarkable goal.

And here are some of the best tweets…