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Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku cuts short holiday to help United
Miami — Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has curtailed his holiday and will join Manchester United at the start of their Premier League campaign, manager Jose Mourinho said. Mourinho called for the club’s World Cup participants to shorten their rest days after the recent tournament to help United, who have also been hindered by injuries, avoid a poor start to the league season. England duo Phil Jones and Marcus Rashford were already set to return early and United will now be boosted by Lukaku’s decision as they prepare to host Leicester City in their first league game. "We will have [Victor] Lindelof, who started training two days ago," Mourinho said after United’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the preseason International Champions Cup. "Marcus Rashford, Jones and Lukaku, because they gave to the group and to the team three days of their holidays, so they are coming back three days early to try to be available for the team," he said. The Portuguese boss praised his senior players for the...
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