We’re pretty sure quite a few folks must’ve wondering who’s the guy who cockily slammed PSG’s opener against Man City into the top corner , someone who actually looks pretty familiar and yet hard to put a name to.
Everton fans will have no problems recognizing PSG’s joint-top scorer this season, needless to say. It’s none other than Idrissa Gueye, of course, the former Everton destroyer who was sent off for his horrendous tackle on Ilkay Gundogan the last time Man City came to Paris.
And that same player has now turned into an absolute goal machine.
We probably shouldn’t be surprised the Senegal international has four goals already this season, given the way in which his strike against City was dispatched into the top corner of the top corner during PSG’s 2-0 win.
Gueye seems to be pretty much at home among the superstars at PSG with the company having added to the once-defensive midfielder’s confidence in surging up front when the opportunities arise.
With Kylian Mbappe charging down the right, Lionel Messi running towards the front post and Neymar jetting off to complete the full frontal assault, it certainly brought a smile to everyone’s face when Gueye ended up the unlikely person to smash home the first offensive goal for the Parisians.
Reacting on commentary, former City defender Danny Mills said: “Messi makes a darting run into the box, really clever run across the goalkeeper. That takes a couple of defenders away.
“Neymar comes away from goal into space, he was looking to get a shot away but it’s an air shot.
“They all forgot to mark the danger man.
“Gueye dispatches it into the top corner, incredible. It’s an absolutely incredible finish. Impossible to stop.”
Why was he there? The 32-year-old spent more time in his own penalty box during his time at Everton.
During all of his three seasons on Merseyside, Gueye kept abreast of N’Golo Kante at the top of the charts for tackling and intercepting, albeit getting significantly less credit.
Those equally incisive aspects of his game were also on display at the Parc des Princes, as the midfielder disrupted numerous City attacks in potentially dangerous sitatuations. Clearly, destruction is a role he’s pretty familiar with, having paid the price for taking it a little too far the last time he faced City.
Gueye made all the wrong headlines the last time the two sides met. However, this time around, his name is featuring in the headlines for all the right reasons, next to Messi’s.
It’s a joint PSG story of redemption.