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WATCH: Romelu Lukaku mocked for poor first touch as he ends goal drought

Published 22:30 10 Nov 2017 GMT

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WATCH: Romelu Lukaku mocked for poor first touch as he ends goal drought

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Rejoice, Manchester United fans: Romelu Lukaku has rediscovered his goal-scoring touch.

Leading the line for Belgium in their friendly with Mexico, the 24-year-old scored twice in a game that finished 3-3. His first goal came after 55-minutes, when his attempt to control a cross saw the ball skid off his knee and into the corner of the Mexican goal. https://twitter.com/Destaquito2/status/929092332716265473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2017%2F11%2F10%2Fromelu-lukaku-scores-hilarious-goal-for-belgium-to-end-worrying-drought-7071017%2F Yes, it was slightly fortuitous, and the kind of finish that those that constantly try and promote the idea that he has a poor first touch lapped up. https://twitter.com/Rezamimovic/status/929093810994515968 https://twitter.com/TacticalAC/status/929093461558652928 https://twitter.com/_tobe___/status/929093370236030979 You get the idea. Mexico equalised a minute later to make the score 2-2. They then went ahead four minutes after this, only for Lukaku to add his second and the final goal of the game with 20 minutes left. https://twitter.com/RedReveal/status/929096890213380102 Perhaps unsurprisingly, this goal wasn't as widely shared across social media. Lukaku and his international teammates face a game against Japan on Tuesday night before he returns to Manchester the next day. United's next game sees them welcome Newcastle United to Old Trafford on a week on Saturday.  

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