Romelu Lukaku Scores First Manchester United Goal In Friendly Against Real Salt Lake [VIDEO]
Romelu Lukaku Scores First Manchester United Goal In Friendly Against Real Salt Lake [VIDEO]
romelu lukaku scored his first manchester united goal as jose mourinho’s side overcame real salt lake 2-1 in a fiery friendly in utah.
the belgian, 24, who signed from everton for £75m, got the winner seven minutes before half-time to add to henrikh mkhitaryan’s equaliser after united had fallen behind on 20 minutes.
united then lost juan mata to injury and antonio valencia to a red card.
“[lukaku’s goal] is nice for him but not important for me,” said mourinho.
“i told him i love what he does. he assists, he moves. he holds the ball well. i like everything he does.”
mata limped off following a heavy challenge from sebastian saucedo but is expected to be out of action for a week at most.
valencia was then sent off for a tackle on saucedo, referee allen chapman speaking to mourinho before belatedly dismissing the ecuadorian.
“the delay was because the referee asked me to change the players and i didn’t because i don’t agree with the card,” added the old trafford boss.
“saucedo was really aggressive with what happened to mata and some other actions where he was a bit dangerous. it’s pre-season so no problem – it’s a good experience.”
united face manchester city in houston on friday morning uk time (02:30 bst).
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