{"id":40596,"date":"2026-02-01T13:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T18:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/watch-dominic-solankes-incredible-scorpion-kick-goal-against-man-city-could-be-a-candidate-for-puskas\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T18:49:44","slug":"watch-dominic-solankes-incredible-scorpion-kick-goal-against-man-city-could-be-a-candidate-for-puskas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/watch-dominic-solankes-incredible-scorpion-kick-goal-against-man-city-could-be-a-candidate-for-puskas\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Dominic Solanke&#8217;s incredible Scorpion kick goal against Man City could be a candidate for Puskas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/watch-dominic-solankes-incredible-scorpion-kick-goal-against-man-city-could-be-a-candidate-for-puskas\/#Dominic_Solanke_inspires_Tottenham_comeback_against_Manchester_City\" >Dominic Solanke inspires Tottenham comeback against Manchester City<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/watch-dominic-solankes-incredible-scorpion-kick-goal-against-man-city-could-be-a-candidate-for-puskas\/#Scorpion_Kicks_past_goals\" >Scorpion Kick&#8217;s past goals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/watch-dominic-solankes-incredible-scorpion-kick-goal-against-man-city-could-be-a-candidate-for-puskas\/#Arsenal_extend_lead_to_six_points_after_City_fumble\" >Arsenal extend lead to six points after City fumble<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dominic Solanke scores a stunning Scorpion Kick goal to make it 2-2 between Tottenham and Manchester City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spurs completely turned the game around in the second half, coming back from a two-goal deficit to level the game.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dominic_Solanke_inspires_Tottenham_comeback_against_Manchester_City\"><\/span>Dominic Solanke inspires Tottenham comeback against Manchester City<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Solanke was involved in the first goal, doing his best to force Marc Gehi to push the ball into the back of his own goal.<\/p>\n<p>And soon after, he scored an impromptu Scorpion Kick goal to tie the game for Spurs, producing one of the best goals of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Conor Gallagher, signed in January, lifted a cross into the box after his lung was destroyed on the right.<\/p>\n<p>The shot was slightly delayed by Solanke, but the striker showed extraordinary instincts, bending forward and flicking the trailing heel to loop the ball over a stunned Gianluigi Donnarumma.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the goals below.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scorpion_Kicks_past_goals\"><\/span>Scorpion Kick&#8217;s past goals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Although rare, the &#8216;Scorpion&#8217; left an indelible mark on the history of English football. Solanke now joins an elite club of acrobats who have pulled off this daring move.<\/p>\n<p>Olivier Giroud (2017): Perhaps most famously, the Frenchman won the Puskas Trophy for his breathtaking Scorpion kick for Arsenal against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Henrikh Mkhitaryan (2016): Days before Giroud&#8217;s attack, the Manchester United midfielder converted a cross from Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a similar flick against Sunderland.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_extend_lead_to_six_points_after_City_fumble\"><\/span>Arsenal extend lead to six points after City fumble<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Manchester City&#8217;s failure to protect their two-goal lead will have a major impact on the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n<p>After Arsenal&#8217;s thumping 4-0 win against Leeds United on Saturday, Josep Guardiola&#8217;s side needed a win to keep the pressure on the league leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the draw in north London means City trail the Gunners by six points.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a significant shift in momentum this weekend as Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side have once again found a clinical edge, which will see them firmly shift that advantage back to London&#8217;s red side towards the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominic Solanke scores a stunning Scorpion Kick goal to make it 2-2 between Tottenham and Manchester City. Spurs completely turned the game around in the second half, coming back from a two-goal deficit to level the game. 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