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Irish youngster Liam Kelly’s sensational performance against Manchester United had fans swooning

Published 17:10 7 Jan 2017 GMT

Ben Kiely
Irish youngster Liam Kelly’s sensational performance against Manchester United had fans swooning

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Considering how the match played out, it's seriously impressive that Liam Kelly was the talk of Twitter following Reading's FA Cup clash against Manchester United.

All the talk after the Red Devils' 4-0 hammering should have been focused on the winners and Wayne Rooney equaling Bobby Charlton's long-standing goalscoring record. While a lot of the post-game discussion centred around these things, Liam Kelly's name kept cropping up. This is an impressive feat for a man who was on the losing side of such a one-sided match. However, anyone who's seen Kelly play before will know that he has a penchant for turning heads. While togging out for the Republic of Ireland under-19s against Sweden in 2013, the Dubliner stole the show with a sensational wondergoal from the halfway line. The moment of pure magic came in the 83rd minute and was the solitary goal in the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya0o-0SRKPk The 21-year-old didn't have any chance of being the hero his side needed at Old Trafford on Saturday, but his performance caught the eye of a lot of fans. He showed such maturity for a young player throughout, managing to not allow his club's inevitable demise impact on his showing. Making a mug of Daley Blind and winning a header of Marouane Fellaini were among the numerous highlights from the diminutive midfielder during his 90 minutes against United. Everyone on Twitter was in agreement, Kelly appears to have great things in his future if he continues down this trail he's blazing. https://twitter.com/TalkReading/status/817757162755780609 https://twitter.com/charles_watts/status/817753807857872900 https://twitter.com/SleevesElliott/status/817738274617851904 https://twitter.com/registability/status/817731851951411201 https://twitter.com/TomConnally_/status/817736294382112769 https://twitter.com/TomWHall/status/817766597410619393 https://twitter.com/dingcharlie_/status/817754542590873600 https://twitter.com/seano_1871/status/817751551393591296 https://twitter.com/ConallM13/status/817745731402526721 https://twitter.com/gibbsey517/status/817737815333228544 https://twitter.com/LHurlz/status/817746081266233344 https://twitter.com/turner1871/status/817742185617625088 https://twitter.com/George_Stone97/status/817741782675050496 https://twitter.com/CHTONES22/status/817741315836407809

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