Hazard voted Carling Goal of the Month winner
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Chelsea winger's dazzling dribble against Arsenal earns the February award
Eden Hazard's stunning solo effort against Arsenal has been selected as February's Carling Goal of the Month.
Picking the ball up inside his own half at Stamford Bridge, the Belgian danced past three players before finishing past Petr Cech to put Chelsea on their way to a3-1 victory.
The Belgian's effort, one of 83 Premier League goals in February, was chosen froma shortlist of eight contenders from the combined votes of a panel of experts and the public, who picked their favourite via theCarling Tap and website.
Here's what@hazardeden10 had to say about that award-winning goal... 👌pic.twitter.com/86aeqJnSjr
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)March 10, 2017
"It is one of the best Premier League goals I have scored for sure," he said. "I was not thinking about scoring but step by step I came close to the goal and in the last 10 metres I was alone.
"When the ball went in I felt that I created something special so I was happy."
Hazard is the second Chelsea player to win the award this season, after Pedro's goal against Tottenham Hotspur earned the November prize.