It was arguably the Manchester United and England star's defining moment so far as a player.

Here, we look at similar moments for the greats of the game.

PELE - 1958 World Cup final

Pele arrived at the 1958 World Cup an unknown on the international stage - he departed a superstar. Not even 18, the Brazil prodigy scored twice in the 5-2 final victory against Sweden. One of those goals saw him produce an outrageous flick over a bewildered defender before despatching the ball on the volley.

DIEGO MARADONA - 1986 World Cup quarter-final

Ninety minutes that encapsulated both the genius and ruthlessness of Maradona. The best player in the world first demonstrated he was not above cheating when his 'Hand of God' goal gave Argentina the lead against England. He then lived up to his billing with arguably the greatest individual goal in World Cup history.

GEORGE BEST - 1966 European Cup quarter-final

The match that saw Best labelled 'El Beatle' remains arguably Manchester United's finest performance on foreign soil. At just 19, the Northern Irishman ran Benfica ragged, scoring twice as United crushed their Portuguese hosts 5-1. Best's life was never the same again.

FERENC PUSKAS - 1953 friendly: England 3 Hungary 6

Puskas had long been the best player on the planet but it took Hungary's earth-shattering victory against England at Wembley for the world to wake up to his prodigious talent. Puskas scored twice, one of his goals involving the type of drag-back no-one had ever seen before.

ZINEDINE ZIDANE - 1998 World Cup final

It is hard to believe there were once doubts that Zidane could deliver on the big stage. But he well and truly dispelled that myth with a match-winning performance against Brazil. His two headers set up a 3-0 win which boosted the confidence of both France and Zidane, who firmly established himself as the best player in the world.