Sheffield Wednesday fans are hailing George Byers’ ‘Johan Cruyff’ turn that sparked their opening goal in their shock FA Cup victory over Newcastle United.
Josh Windass scored twice as the League One outfit stunned Premier League high-flyers Newcastle 2-1 at Hillsborough to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Windass scored a brace early in the second half before Bruno Guimaraes reduced the deficit after scoring from a corner.
Sheffield Wednesday fans are hailing George Byers Johan Cruyff turn in their shock FA Cup win
Byers pulled off a stunning turn to breeze past Sean Longstaff and Elliot Anderson in midfield
The midfielder’s turn sparked Josh Windass’ opening goal in their 2-1 victory over Newcastle
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The victory drummed up plenty of attention across football, but one of the main talking points was during the build-up to Windass’ opening goal.
Midfielder George Byers pulled off a stunning ‘Johan Cruyff’ turn to breeze past Sean Longstaff and Elliot Anderson in the middle of the park.
Sheffield Wednesday fans have taken to social media to troll the Newcastle players and praise Byers for his skill, even comparing him to PSG superstar Lionel Messi.
One fan said: ‘What a player George Byers is… Good bye to not one but two Prem players… and there’s the first goal!!’
A second posted: ‘George, big question we’re all wondering – was it ketchup or mustard you had on the 2 hot dogs you sent the 2 Newcastle lads for?’
Fans are praising Byers for pulling off the move and even comparing him to Lionel Messi
A third tweeted: ‘Sublime piece of skill from that lad, took both our players out with that turn and created the goal opportunity. #Messiesque.’
A fourth added: ‘Byers really sent those Newcastle players to Tesco to get themselves a 3.50 meal deal.’
More fans were also just full of praise for Byers skill during their clash against the Magpies in the FA Cup.
One simply put: ‘That is a cracking bit of skill by Byers!’
A second said: ‘Exceptional bit of skill from Byers.’
Another simply tweeted: ‘Tonight I will mainly be watching this on repeat. Owl.
One fan added: ‘Rumour has it the Newcastle midfielders are still waiting in the Chippy George Byers sent them to!’
Another posted: ‘Watched Byers sending them 2 Newcastle players for a bovril at least 47 times today.’
Sheffield Wednesday will now face Fleetwood Town in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
For now, however, they will return to League One action with a trip away to Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday, as they bid to continue their push for promotion to the Championship.
They currently sit second in the league, five points behind Plymouth Argyle, with a game in hand.