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6. Bruno Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes’ contribution to Manchester United has been immense since the day he joined the English club from Sporting CP of Portugal. While dropping masterclasses day in and day out, the 27-year-old has earned a deserved regular starting spot in his team. Fernandes has been in the public eye commencing from his Portugal national team days and has shown no shortages in saving Manchester United from losing points on many occasions.

The player’s skill and confidence with the ball is something that makes him stand out as compared to other feet fighting for his position at the club and country level. Fernandes has scored some ridiculous screamers for United account to deadly freekicks and unerring out-of-the-box shots. The number 18 has netted 6 stupendous distance strikes for his employing club, staggering among every corner of the goal post.

His power-packed hit against Newcastle to secure a 4-1 win is arguably the highlight out of the lot which was unfortunately overshadowed by the media because of Ronaldo’s brace in the same game, his debut.

5. Hakan Calhanoglu

As soon as we hear Hakan Calhanoglu’s name, that one goal strikes our mind faster than light – the astonishing 41-meter freekick goal for Hamburger SV that was impressive enough for the opposing side Dortmund’s then-manager Jurgen Klopp to sneak out a smile. But that was not all, the inconceivable goal was just the beginning of the Turkish star’s rail of long-range shots scored since then.

Calhanoglu’s major boost came at his former club AC Milan where he scored innumerable freekicks and bangers from a distance leaving the defenders and goalkeepers puzzled with jaw-dropping expressions. This was before he recently, for a big surprise, left the club and joined the Black and Red’s derby city rival – Inter Milan in a controversial transfer enough for him to be termed as a snake by the former club’s fans.

Still, the 28-year-old has not stopped and scored 4 long-range goals for Internazionale one of which was directly from the corner flag! For the running season, the Turkish midfielder has attempted 39 thunderous shots from an average distance of 23 yards from the goal out of which 25 percent were on target! Calhanoglu simply cannot be contained.