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In cricket, so often we see a shot played when the ball races to the fence, and no one needs to move - not the batsmen, nor the fielders. Often we hear commentators say, “Ah, a stand and deliver shot! No one moved.”

In football, one hardly comes across such moments. The game is always in a state of flux that it takes more than just brilliance to produce a goal that obviates the need for anyone other than the striker to move. Ronaldinho produced such a goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge three seasons ago - a goal of such magical quality that it should have counted as two.

Earlier today, Owen Hargreaves hit such a free kick against Arsenal at Old Trafford to put United 2-1 up, and on their way to the title (hopefully). The free kick, which you can watch here, was such that it seemed that the setting was frozen for a second, so Hargreaves could measure his ball over the Gunners’ wall and into the back of Lehmann’s net, at which instant it was unfrozen. A moment to savor (and freeze in history), and one that might mean the difference between United and Chelsea in the race to the finish.

(Fair play to Arsenal, but United look like champions.)

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