Former Stoke City and Liverpool player Peter Crouch got Twitter talking by posting a photo of himself hitting a shot in 2006 with exactly the same body position as Mbappe for his second goal against Argentina in the World Cup final. People joked about the outcome of Crouch's shot, which wide of the mark.
Peter Crouch went viral on social media with an photo which he posted of himself shooting just like Mbappe did for his second goal against Argentina in the World Cup final. It led to all sorts of opinions and reactions.
"Incredible from Mbappe, but I was doing this s**t in 2006," the former Liverpool player wrote. This led to some people not understanding the humorous element of the tweet and thinking he was trying to compare himself to Mbappe.
As is common on social media, many users look to jokingly respond. An answer which has gone viral and includes a video of Crouch's volley going well wide of the target.
As a result of this post, the former Liverpool and England man received more than 40,000 retweets, 5000 cited tweets and more than half a million likes.