MARCUS RASHFORD made up for the goalkeeper's absence with a stunning goal against Real Betis.

The perfectly fit Manchester United forward missed many chances in Spain... culminating in an attempt to send MILES over the bar from inside the box.

But Rashford corrected the mistake soon after, and in some fashion, with a shot from outside the box into the bottom corner of the goal.

The England international received the ball from his feet and placed one in the corner of the net. And it left fans stranded online as United took the lead in Spain that night with a 5-1 aggregate scoreline.

One person said:

"Rashford goes from Walcott to Pelé in about 60 seconds!"

Another added:

"From Walcott to Prime Pele in minutes."

One joked:

"Only Rashford can give us Walcott and Pele for 10 seconds."

Another said:

"Rashford with another goal makes the Pele/Maradona play there."

United advanced to the quarter-finals after convincingly beating Real Betis by two legs.

And Erik ten Hag praised Rashford's tenacity.

Speaking after full-time, he said:

"Rashy missed a couple of chances, but he's still confident, keeps trying."

Captain Harry Maguire added:

“Those were two good games over two legs.

“Betis is a good team, they are fifth in La Liga. We know it won't be an easy draw. They come to us and throw everything at us.

"But we expect them to start quickly. We know if we don't concede in the first 20 minutes it's already an important part of the game.

"In the second half we controlled the game very well, we scored the well deserved goal and then we played well."

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"The goal of the season?" :

Fans react after Sporting's Pedro Goncalves scored close to half the way as Wolves brilliantly knocked out LOBS goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale and stunned Arsenal in their Europa League clash

Athletes equalize right after the game and in notable situations

The Portuguese attacking midfielder spotted the English goalkeeper standing on the touchline

Goncalves spent time with Wolves from 2017 to 2019 and joins Sporting in 2020

Pedro Goncalves scored a superb goal from midfield as he brilliantly tipped Aaron Ramsdale in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Sporting equalized just after an hour and in a remarkable situation when the Portuguese attacking midfielder spotted the England keeper standing outside the touchline.

The magic goal proved crucial as Sporting survived the Gunners' onslaught in extra time before winning on penalties to reach the quarter-finals and knock Arsenal out of the tournament.

Goncalves joined Sporting in the summer of 2020 after a season in Famalicao's top division.

The 24-year-old spent two years at Wolves from 2017 to 2019, joining Nuno Espirito Santo's side while they were still in the Championship. Sporting's Pedro Goncalves scored a superb goal from halfway through the Europa League

The Portuguese attacking midfielder spotted Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale

And fans were quick to respond with a statement:

"I don't blame anyone on the team for that goal.

"Pedro Goncalves isn't sane, he's not normal. He's crazy. Crazy. Well."

Another commented:

'Pedro Goncalves shows David Bentley how it's done. Withering.'

Elsewhere, a Twitter user shared a snap of the face of an astounded fan and said:

“This guy's face says it all. What for!!!'

Another joked:

"Pedro Gonçalves wasn't good enough against wolves."

Sporting had only 10 men left in the final stages of extra time when Manuel Ugarte received a second yellow card for hitting Bukayo Saka.

But that didn't matter as Sporting won on penalties to ensure they reached Friday's quarter-finals.

And fans were quick to respond with a statement:

"I don't blame anyone on the team for that goal." 

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