PREMIER LEAGUE
Two-goal Romelu Lukaku lights up Old Trafford
Nemanja Matic joins Lukaku in delivering a solid display
London — Romelu Lukaku enjoyed a dream Premier League debut for Manchester United, as the Belgian’s brace inspired a 4-0 rout of West Ham, while Jonjo Shelvey’s dismissal was the pivotal moment in Tottenham’s 2-0 win at Newcastle on the opening weekend of the season on Sunday. United manager Jose Mourinho paid a British record of £75m to sign Lukaku from Everton in the close-season and the 24-year-old needed just 33 minutes to get off the mark for his new club. Accelerating on Marcus Rashford’s pass, Lukaku drilled a powerful strike in off the post to put Man United ahead in their Premier League opener at Old Trafford. Lukaku was virtually unplayable at times and he doubled United’s advantage in the 53rd minute with a bullet header from Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s free-kick. Substitute Anthony Martial added United’s third, slotting past Joe Hart in the 87th minute, before Paul Pogba’s 90th minute strike sent Mourinho’s men to the top of the table above Huddersfield on goal difference. "To ...
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