JAMIE CARRAGHER was near successful awe arsenic Kaoru Mitoma produced a infinitesimal of magic during Brighton’s 3-0 dismantling of Chelsea connected Friday night.
Mitoma, 27, opened up the scoring for the Seagulls with a superb extremity that saw him propulsion disconnected a sensational archetypal interaction to bring down a agelong shot and get the amended of Trevoh Chalobah.
"A interaction from the heavens" 
Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma puts the hosts successful beforehand with an OUTRAGEOUS extremity 
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ReutersThe extremity seemingly came from thing arsenic goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen lumped the shot up the transportation towards the beforehand line.
It was that lofty clearance-cum-pass that was plucked retired of the aerial similar an pome disconnected a histrion by Mitoma, opening up the accidental to curl an effort past Chelsea keeper Filip Jorgensen.
Mitoma did conscionable that, guiding the shot into the bottommost country and putting the Seagulls successful beforehand astatine the Amex.
Commentator Jamie Carragher was amongst those blown distant by the sensational interaction and finish.
Speaking connected Sky Sports’ sum of the match, helium said: “What person we conscionable seen? That was outrageous from Mitoma.”
Adding: “The interaction is arsenic bully arsenic thing you volition spot successful the Premier League this season. Wow. And the decorativeness isn’t atrocious either.”
Supporters watching connected from location were conscionable arsenic taken aback by the silky determination and took to societal media to wax lyrical astir the extremity – with loads comparing it to Dennis Bergkamp‘s stunning flick against Newcastle backmost successful 2002.
One instrumentality wrote: “That Mitoma touch. Sexiest PL infinitesimal since Bergkamp.”
Others besides drew comparisons with Bergkamp – and whitethorn person been referring to his unthinkable interaction for Holland against Argentina astatine the 1998 World Cup wherever helium plucked the shot retired of determination aerial earlier firing it home.
Dennis Bergkamp with *that* extremity against Newcastle. Enjoy…
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While different agreed: “That Kaoru Mitoma extremity needs to beryllium treated alongside the Van Basten’s and Bergkamp’s of this world, technically you cannot amended that! Absolutely unworldly!”
And 3rd posted: “Just saw Mitoma’s goal, adjacent Dennis Bergkamp would beryllium arrogant of that.”
And a 4th gushed: “Mitoma conscionable painted a masterpiece with his boots.”
Mitoma is good connected way to person his champion goalscoring instrumentality successful the Premier League since his debut successful 2022, having scored six goals and registered 3 assists successful 25 league appearances this play truthful far.
The Japanese planetary has been catching the oculus of imaginable suitors too.
Brighton turned down a stunning bid worthy astir £75MILLION from Saudi Arabian broadside Al-Nassr successful January.
The Seagulls are flying precocious successful the league aft going connected to bushed Chelsea 3-0 acknowledgment to a treble from Yankuba Minteh aft Mitoma’s infinitesimal to remember.
Fabian Hurzeler‘s broadside are present conscionable 4 points disconnected 5th place, and lone six points disconnected Chelsea successful the apical 4 heading into the remaining Premier League fixtures this weekend.
Mitoma is having 1 of his champion seasons successful a Brighton shirt
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