During one of Central Coast Mariners’ pre-season friendlies against Macarthur South West United in New South Wales, former Aston Villa man Ross McCormack and the world-record sprinter Usain Bolt played together and formed an unlikely striking partnership. The former grabbed a goal whilst the latter bagged a brace, the first of which McCormack assisted, to seal a 4-0 victory in his first ever start in professional football. As expected, the Mariners new frontline has sent Twitter into a frenzy with many Villa and football fans confused yet impressed at the same time.
Cole and Yorke, Henry and Bergkamp, Shearer and Sutton eat your hearts out: Ross McCormack and Usain Bolt are up front for Central Coast Mariners and they’ve both bagged goals pic.twitter.com/XuNq0clZUH
— COPA90 (@COPA90) October 12, 2018
Ross McCormack and Usain Bolt up top https://t.co/MTs4aiwLDX
— tom x (@tom_hartley1) October 12, 2018
Ross McCormack went from having Steve Bruce shouting abuse at him from behind his gate to setting up Usain Bolt in Australia. Miracles do happen. #avfc
— OurAVFC (@ouravfc) October 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/gavinf72/status/1050749183685218304
We live in a world where Ross McCormack is partnering usain bolt upfront in a professional football match. What a time to be alive
— Gavin (@GavinHowarth95) October 12, 2018
Even Leeds United fans were getting in on the act.
Bolt scored 2, McCormack scored 1
— Bakke The Net (@BakkeTheNet) October 12, 2018
