An ode to Chicharito & his unconventional backwards header

When Javier Hernandez joined Manchester United in the summer of 2010, there was confusion about what you were supposed to call him.

At 22-years-old, he arrived at Old Trafford from hometown club Guadalajara nicknamed Chicharito. Should he be called the English translation, ‘Little Pea’? His surname? And, anyway, why the hell did they sign this guy?

All those questions were answered emphatically when, with Chicharito on his back, the Little Pea scored the most ridiculous goal on his debut, kicking the ball onto his own face and into the Chelsea net after stumbling like a newly born horse.

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