Fans have taken to social media to praise Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma following his late winner against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Brighton's forward Kaoru Mitoma is winning the hearts of several football enthusiasts worldwide. The 23-year-old Japanese sensation scored a spectacular late goal against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday to knock the defending champions out, leaving fans of the Reds in utter dismay.
In the 92nd minute of the clash at Falmer Stadium, Mitoma produced a magical moment for Roberto De Zerbi's team by deftly handling the ball and blasting it past Alisson from close range.
OH. MY. WORD. with a late stunner for 🤯 pic.twitter.com/R6bfaXSGVW
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup)Fans have taken note of Mitoma's spectacular finish after his fifth goal in his six outings in all competitions for the Seagulls. Supporters have stated that Mitoma, who wrote a thesis on dribbling in university, is the kind of player who deserves a 100 million euros deal.
Kaoru Mitoma is SPECIAL. 🤩
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC)"Think I should keep this as a draft tweet…. MITOMA IS MAGIC!!!" wrote broadcaster Jules Breach, who is a Brighton supporter. Another fan noted, "Now Mitoma is the kind of player you pay €100M for."
The victory on Sunday is Brighton's second win over Jurgen Klopp's men in as many weeks, and some have argued that the reputation of Trent Alexander-Arnold has taken a hit.
Mitoma the match-winner! 💙🤳 pic.twitter.com/zw4vh5cXZO
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC)"Mitoma has done serious damage to Trent's reputation over the last two weeks man," tweeted a third fan of Brighton.
Mitoma took a touch to remove the ball from Joe Gomez's path before releasing his shot. "That second touch from Mitoma is DISGUSTING," said another fan.
At the halfway point, Harvey Elliott gave Liverpool the advantage. Before Mitoma's late winning strike, Brighton came back and scored an equaliser through Lewis Dunk.
Here's a look at how fans reacted to Mitoma's sensational goal against Liverpool in the 4th round of the FA Cup:
mitoma's goal was so appealing it even fooled the camera man pic.twitter.com/6NyVofe1u0
— vesteergoat 4 ballon d'or 🏆 (@bluntlysam)Boehly preparing a 90M bid to get mitoma in the summer https://t.co/6gqzFf7rwX pic.twitter.com/KzVfjDJyQ5
— Gustavo (@cookemgus)Another 150M? https://t.co/3hR6H3UxjL
— YAYO (@Yayo_UX)That's it. That's the tweet. https://t.co/cp53tEbYHf
— Logan 🏴☠️ GlazersOut (@Zubzie3)Think you paid approx £2.5 million ?
Great scouting that https://t.co/5YKetBOGqy
Yes he is. We love him, just give us Caicedo we support you well. Come on Seagulls 💪 https://t.co/UE7IRu8U3Q
— Ahimbisibwe Osborn (@AhimbisibweOsb)What a moment. What a player. Our lad, Kaoru Mitoma. 🇯🇵🔥 https://t.co/cbTZphtkxR
— J.LEAGUE Official (English) (@J_League_En)I said this weeks ago, this player is one of the best LW in
If was Brazilian or Argentinian or German he would be talked about more!!
What a fantastic player!!!
I don’t know why people are surprised. 😄🤦🏽♂️
https://t.co/J7ttJBi4oM
Pep please pick up your phone and call Mitoma now pic.twitter.com/LnlXko3WWr
— ⁹ (@ErlingRoIe)Kaoru Mitoma (4) completed at least twice as many take-ons than any other player in the first half vs. Liverpool.
Dr. Dribble giving Trent nightmares. 🩺 pic.twitter.com/mWlHFS9JYG
WORLD CLASS FINISH
TAKE A BOW MITOMA 💎💎💎 pic.twitter.com/eai6BrvsEO
Don't think I've seen a goal like Mitoma's before - you just try telling someone* that he wasn't shooting here
(*or an alien that's just landed on earth) pic.twitter.com/2QkJkJ5DUQ
KAORU MITOMA. 92ND MINUTE AGAINST LIVERPOOL.
UNREAL 🔥 pic.twitter.com/c9se5K1Ee1
My favorite moment of the wknd. Mitoma’s ridiculous goal w/ Japanese commentary. I have zero idea what they’re saying (I’ll ask one of my best friends who is Japanese) but I think we can understand when he goes: “Mitoma…MITOMAAAAA——”😂
(via ) pic.twitter.com/xfN7dz8W4g
If Mudryk is €100m, Mitoma is €300m pic.twitter.com/JSOtjhckfe
— UpYourArsenal🔴⚪🔴⚪♥️ (@UPYOURARSENAL04)