VIDEO: 'Our Gareth Bale' - Man Utd fans stunned as Patrick Dorgu brilliantly gets off the mark with rasping volley against Newcastle

After a fairly lukewarm start from United, where Newcastle looked more likely to break the deadlock, former Lecce star Dorgu pounced on a subpar clearance from Diogo Dalot's long throw before rifling in a 15-yard volley in the 24th minute. Naturally, Red Devils fans flooded social media to praise the Denmark international, who was playing in a less-than-familiar role as a right winger. One supporter even likened him to former Tottenham and Real Madrid ace Gareth Bale.

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On X (formerly Twitter) fans could not believe the unbelievable quality showcased by Dorgu with his strike against Newcastle, and @utdbrxy couldn't help but compare the Dane with Bale; as they wrote, "Dorgu is our Gareth Bale."

@TouchlineX went one step further by writing: "IS IT PAUL SCHOLES? IS IT STEVEN GERRARD? IS IT FRANK LAMPARD? NO, IT'S PATRICK DORGU WITH THE VOLLEY!"

@midnite quipped: "[Arsenal's Bukayo] Saka seeing Dorgu go from playing left back to right wing."

Everton fan @Lea_EFC took shots at Liverpool's Florian Wirtz and added, "Patrick Dorgu scored a Premier League goal before 'Generational Talent' Florian Wirtz."

The fantastic volley even drew praise from Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand, who wrote on X: "Oh wow! Dorgu what a hit."

As per Opta, Dorgu brought up his first goal for United with the strike against Newcastle in what is his 38th game with the Red Devils; additionally, this was his 31st shot attempted for the club. He will hope that is the first of many for the Old Trafford outfit.