Manchester United flop Memphis Depay plays down David Beckham comparison after Lyon wondergoal
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MEMPHIS DEPAY is trying to play down David Beckham comparisons after his wondergoal.
The Dutch winger took the famous No7 shirt after signing for Manchester United but failed to live up to the hype.
After scoring a long-range lob against Toulouse yesterday, Depay was compared to Becks - and, incredibly, Pele.
But while admitting it was the best goal of his career, he was quick to dismiss the comments.
He told Canal+: "I'm not David Beckham. I don't compare myself to such a legend.
"I think it's great for me to score a goal like this. I tried the same thing a few years ago when I played for PSV and I hit the bar. This time, I got lucky.
"I realised in the first half that the keeper was off his line all the time. We put on pressure, I looked at him, and as soon as we won the ball I knew where he was, so all I had to do was turn and just do it - don't think, just shoot.
"I didn't even see the ball go in, I just saw the stadium going crazy.
"I think I've scored the best goal of my life. Aside from that, I'm very happy because the team has taken an important victory.
"I think I'm making progress every day in training. I know the team and my team-mates better and better. I have a lot of hope for the future."
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas compared Depay's effort to a Pele miss against Czechoslovakia in the 1970 World Cup.
He claimed: "Once more, through his performance, Memphis treated us.
"He did something that Pele tried - I don't remember what year he did it in.
"This is a sign of a very high class. He's the kind of player who can make the fans come to the stadium.
"We're lucky to have exceptional homegrown players and now foreign players of an international level."