Many Sheffield United fans took to Twitter following John Egan’s goal in the Republic of Ireland’s narrow 2-1 defeat to Portugal in World Cup qualifying [BBC].
In a game that was supposed to be Cristiano Ronaldo centric, the 28-year-old rose highest for The Boys in Green to head in from a corner delivered by Jamie McGrath in the powder-keg encounter [BBC].
Settled by the narrowest of margins, a late double from the inspired Ronaldo condemned Egan and his teammates to a defeat on international duty.
His attention will now turn to Saturday when Ireland get set to take on Azerbaijan at the Aviva Stadium at 5pm [Aviva Stadium Official].
In light of Egan’s effort, it was no wonder that plenty of Sheffield United diehards took to Twitter to rejoice at the news.
Sheffield United fans react:
Replying to the official Sheffield United Twitter account, here is what some fans had to say about the footage:
“Yessssss Egs”
Credit: @IngoodNick17
“The Cork Baresi”
Credit: @Josh_SUFC_”Always been my favourite Blade and worth £50 million in my book”Credit: @locksmithlincs”And a great goal as well”Credit: @johndolan_bt”What a player to watch and he’s a Blade through and through. Solid.”Credit: @CotherRichard”Congratulations mate”Credit: @StevenW76910237In other news, an EFL insider has named a star that could improve the Blades’ promotion aspirations in 2021/22. Find out more here.