Ryan Shawcross normally scores once a year. On New Year's Day the Stoke City defender broke protocol and got his second goal this season against former club Manchester United.
It took the 27-year-old just two minutes into the Barclays Premier League of 2015 to remind us why it's the best there is (and why Bundesliga and La Liga can keep their winter breaks).
January 1 had just about everything; goals, penalties, red cards, talking points, a twist or two, a Jose Mourinho rant, and more than a few questionable refereeing decisions.
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