PHIL JAGIELKA sent fans wild as he scored and assisted for Stoke against former club Sheffield United this afternoon.
The ex-England ace is still going strong in the second tier aged 40-years-young.
Jagielka was making just his fourth league appearance of the season as he lined up against his old team.
And he didn’t miss a beat, setting up his defensive partner Ben Wilmot to score just four minutes into the match.
The table-topping Blades levelled via ex-Liverpool kid Rhian Brewster on 28 minutes… only for Jagielka to produce another moment of magic.
On the stroke of half-time he expertly headed home a corner to reclaim the Potters’ lead at the Bet365 Stadium.
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Fans online loved seeing the 40-cap former Three Lion rolling back the years.
One wrote: “Give Jagielka’s back a break from carrying your club.”
A second tweeted: “40 year old Phil Jagielka is playing at Stoke. He’s scored today. What a guy.”
Another added: “Jagielka with an assist and a goal at 40 #classispermanent.”
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Not everyone was quite as thrilled, however, as one social media user fumed: “A 40 year old Phil Jagielka is about to ruin my accumulator I honestly cannot be a**ed.”
Stoke went on to add a third, with club hero Rory Delap’s son Liam, on loan from Manchester City, getting in on the act in stoppage time.
The 3-1 win saw Alex Neil’s side rise to 15th, while Sheffield United remain top of the Championship on goal difference.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
