- Lukaku scores twice in 2nd half
- Saints lead twice on two beauties
- Pereira, Valery score 1st PL goals
An absolute classic at Old Trafford saw Manchester United comeback twice against visiting Southampton, as the sides only scored thrilling goals in a 3-2 match on Saturday.
Romelu Lukaku scored twice including the last of the stunners, taking a Fred flick and ripping past a flying Angus Gunn.
Andreas Pereira also scored for United, while James Ward-Prowse and Yan Valery are on the score sheet for Southampton.
Four of the five goals were Goal of the Week contenders, with Lukaku’s first quite lovely but not in that category. Gunn stopped Pogba’s penalty late, as Lukaku did not get a chance at his hat trick.
United moves fourth, three points behind Tottenham, while Saints remain 17th with 27 points.
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Brilliant goals were the name of the game, the first being Valery’s absolute terror from better than 20 yards away from goal.
The Southampton youngster laced a right-footed shot which beat David De Gea to the near post; The gorgeous would’ve been stopped by De Gea at his best.
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Saints continued to work for a surprise three points at Old Trafford, but that notion was spoiled by Pereira and Lukaku.
Pereira’s goal, like Valery’s his first in the Premier League, was sensational. The Brazilian cut in from the left and took a step before curling a pearler around Angus Gunn and into the goal.
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10 - Romelu Lukaku has been involved in 10 goals in his last 11 Premier League appearances against Southampton (8 goals, 2 assists). Saintly.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 2, 2019
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Gunn had been sensational himself over the course of the match, making numerous first half stops for Saints.
He wasn’t able to get to Lukaku’s 10-yards low drive inside the far post, as United took the lead with about a half-hour remaining in the game.
Ward-Prowse got his free kick in the 75th minute, and boy did he get full body on his strike. De Gea was left flying through the air as the ball tore into the upper 90. 2-2.
Lukaku then took Fred’s feed to score a stunner of a winner, and Stuart Armstrong fouled Marcus Rashford to allow Pogba his chance to score from the spot. The French star was saved by Gunn.
LUKAKU! Is that the winner?! pic.twitter.com/mWICrcyB3t
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) March 2, 2019