Gary Neville selects his top three Premier League goals of the 2012/13 season.
"It's not easy. The Bale goal (v Norwich), the Remy goal (v Wigan) and the Luiz goal (v Fulham) are not in my top three and I'm questioning myself as to why they're not in the top three because they're absolutely sensational goals...."
3. Robin van Persie v Aston Villa
I'm being hard on him because I almost expect it from him; we've seen it before. It was a sensational goal. The pass from Wayne Rooney and the run was right and it was the game that sealed the title for Manchester United. Because he's capable of that and he's special as a player and he's done it before, that's gone against him in some ways. It's a brilliant goal but he should be scoring them every week! He's quality!
2. Luis Suarez v Newcastle
This is probably the most difficult of all the goals in terms of technique. He was under pressure from Fabricio Coloccini, but brought the ball down on his chest and stunned it dead. That is the most difficult thing out of all the goals we've seen and then he took it in his stride and limbo'd out of the way. It's an absolutely sensational goal because technically, for me, it's the most difficult.
1. Matt Lowton v Stoke
The reason I've gone for this is not just because it's a special goal, but the meaning of this goal. When you look back at the end of the season if Aston Villa are to stay in this league then you'll look at this; 87 minutes against one of their main rivals for relegation and it took them out of the bottom three. They were on 30 points at the time and there was a lot of negativity around this young team, thinking they were going to go down, but this was a massive goal that gained momentum. It's a brilliant goal in its own right, but what it's done for them in the last few weeks has made it even more special. You dream of scoring a goal like that as a full-back.
"It's not easy. The Bale goal (v Norwich), the Remy goal (v Wigan) and the Luiz goal (v Fulham) are not in my top three and I'm questioning myself as to why they're not in the top three because they're absolutely sensational goals...."3. Robin van Persie v Aston Villa
I'm being hard on him because I almost expect it from him; we've seen it before. It was a sensational goal. The pass from Wayne Rooney and the run was right and it was the game that sealed the title for Manchester United. Because he's capable of that and he's special as a player and he's done it before, that's gone against him in some ways. It's a brilliant goal but he should be scoring them every week! He's quality!
2. Luis Suarez v Newcastle
This is probably the most difficult of all the goals in terms of technique. He was under pressure from Fabricio Coloccini, but brought the ball down on his chest and stunned it dead. That is the most difficult thing out of all the goals we've seen and then he took it in his stride and limbo'd out of the way. It's an absolutely sensational goal because technically, for me, it's the most difficult.
1. Matt Lowton v Stoke
The reason I've gone for this is not just because it's a special goal, but the meaning of this goal. When you look back at the end of the season if Aston Villa are to stay in this league then you'll look at this; 87 minutes against one of their main rivals for relegation and it took them out of the bottom three. They were on 30 points at the time and there was a lot of negativity around this young team, thinking they were going to go down, but this was a massive goal that gained momentum. It's a brilliant goal in its own right, but what it's done for them in the last few weeks has made it even more special. You dream of scoring a goal like that as a full-back.
