Xabi Alonso doesn't do tap-ins.
The Spaniard's retirement announcement was followed by a flood of well wishes and memories of some of his finer moments on the pitch.
Xabi Alonso should go down as a great
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One of those was an incedible 70-yard strike with which he scored in Liverpool's 5-3 victory over Luton in the FA Cup in 2006.
Having already scored from 40 yards in the fixture, and with the game at 4-3, Alonso took advantage of the opposition 'keeper who had gone up for a corner in search of an equaliser.
As the ball was half-cleared, however, Alonso effortlessly drove the ball into the back of the net from his own half.
Watch the goal and share your favourite moments from the Spaniard's illustrious career!
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