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Watch Pablo Hernandez save Leeds United with wonder goal which brought one fan to tears ‘in the most beautiful way possible’

It's fair to say Pablo Hernandez has become something of a cult hero at Elland Road since moving to Leeds United.

The diminutive midfielder, who has four international caps for Spain to his name, appeared to be settling down to retire when he moved to Qatari-based side Al-Arabi in 2014.

But, after moving to Yorkshire two years later, it's fair to say Hernandez has begun to enjoy something of an Indian Summer in his career.

 Pablo Hernandez weaves in and out of defenders en route to goal
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Pablo Hernandez weaves in and out of defenders en route to goalCredit: getty images

Under the tutelage of Marcelo Bielsa, the 34-year-old has taken his career to the next level, with the Argentine describing the veteran as 'a complete player from every point of view'.

And it seems the PFA Team of the Year entrant is showing no signs of stopping after his sumptuous solo strike for Leeds against Western Sydney Warriors on Saturday morning.

With the game locked at 1-1 in stoppage time and after Patrick Bamford missed a glorious chance to open the scoring, Hernandez picked the ball up on the right wing and set about dancing though several defenders as if they were not there.

Taking the ball into the box on his left foot, the former Valencia and Swansea star unleashed a shot which flew into the corner.

Naturally, Leeds fans who had woken up especially to see the game were left spellbound by what they had seen and took to Twitter to heap praise on their little magician.

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 His shot ended up nestling in the far corner
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His shot ended up nestling in the far cornerCredit: getty images
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