Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker shocked onlookers as he skilfully overcame Didier Drogba on Wednesday night.

The two were placed on opposing teams, managed by Jose Mourinho and Rudi Voller, for Michael Ballack's farewell match in Germany.

Despite the likes of Andriy Shevchenko, Dimitar Berbatov and Miroslav Klose all on display in Leipzig, it was the 6'6" centre-back who pulled off the move of the night as he hit a Maradona turn to get away from the Ivorian inside his own penalty area.

Watch Mertesacker's impressive move in the video below.