Lukaku and Rashford scores to defeat Man city 2 nil in Icc derby (Highlight)

Romelu Lukaku showed just why Manchester
United splashed the cash to sign him as Jose
Mourinho's men earned early bragging rights
against bitter rivals Manchester City courtesy of a
2-0 win at the International Champions Cup.
Belgium international Lukaku, who arrived from
Everton for a reported £75million, opened his
account in the 2-1 friendly win over Real Salt Lake
on Monday.

And Lukaku made it two goals in two games with
Thursday's opening strike in the first Manchester
derby played on foreign soil at NRG Stadium in
Houston, Texas – where Ederson and Kyle Walker
made their debuts for City.
Lukaku showed his pace and power as he put
United ahead after rounding City's debutant
goalkeeper Ederson – who experienced a mixed
evening – in the 37th minute and Pep Guardiola's
men crumbled again before half-time.
Playing with Lukaku for the first time, Marcus
Rashford was not overshadowed as he produced a
clinical finish to double the lead two minutes later.
Aside from Eric Bailly, Jose Mourinho named
arguably his strongest XI, with David de Gea,
Antonio Valencia, Victor Lindelof, Chris Smalling,
Daley Blind, Ander Herrera, Paul Pogba, Henrikh
Mkhitaryan, Jesse Lingard, Rashford and Lukaku in
the line-up.
City fans got a glimpse of Ederson and Walker for
the first time, while Sergio Aguero, Kevin De
Bruyne, Vincent Kompany, Raheem Sterling and
Yaya Toure also started, with star recruit Bernardo
Silva still away on holiday following the
Confederations Cup.
With the worker bee – a symbol of Manchester's
industrial heritage – on United and City's jerseys in
respect to those affected by the terror attack in
May, there was added motivation and emotion to
the pre-season derby.
Ederson was tested early following his arrival from
Portuguese champions Benfica, pushing away
Herrera's long-range effort for a corner, as United
looked sharper and quicker on the ball.
Lukaku, Rashford, Mkhitaryan and Lingard were all
threatening but you could forgive City for starting
sluggishly, this was their first competitive pre-
season fixture after all. However, they slowly found
their rhythm thanks to 17-year-old Englishman
Phil Foden, who showed poise and quality beyond
his age.
And there was a tricky moment for De Gea in the
25th minute after Sterling's shot took a deflection
off Smalling – the Spanish goalkeeper scrambling
to get a hand to the ball.
United somehow survived going 1-0 down on the
half-hour mark after desperately throwing their
bodies on the line to block shots from Patrick
Roberts and Sterling.
But United went into the break in control thanks to
quick-fire goals from Lukaku and Rashford.
Lukaku nodded the ball past the onrushing Ederson
and fired brilliantly into the net from an acute angle
in the 37th minute.
And City fell apart two minutes later as
Mkhitaryan's penetrating run through the middle
created space for Rashford on the left and the
youngster finished coolly past Ederson.
It almost got worse for Ederson seven minutes into
the second half when the Brazilian was nearly
caught off his line by Rashford.
There was another let off for City after Lukaku
rattled the woodwork from just inside the penalty
area minutes later.

The second half brought an influx of changes as
Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane, John Stones, Nicolas
Otamendi, and even City outcasts Samir Nasri and
Eliaquim Mangala were given minutes.
Mourinho also introduced the likes of Anthony
Martial, Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellaini and
Bailly, and the substitutions took the energy and
intensity out of the game as United eventually
eased to victory in their ICC opener.

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