Manchester United’s £90million striker Romelu Lukaku forgets the offside rule… and Real Madrid star Toni Kroos can’t hide his amusement at the blunder
HE may end up costing Manchester United £90million, but Romelu Lukaku can't even remember the offside rule - much to Toni Kroos's amusement.
Real Madrid outclassed Jose Mourinho's men in the Super Cup final in Skopje last night.
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It was a mixed performance from the new Belgian signing in Macedonia.
Despite scoring, it was glaringly apparent how difficult he found it to get into the match - touching the ball less than any other player on the pitch, with just 17 interactions.
The former Everton man also missed a near-open goal at 2-0 down, to put his side back in it.
On top of that, Lukaku completely forgot the offside rule to spurn a glorious chance for United... one that could have changed the entire complexion of the game.
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Ander Herrera pounced on a loose ball, beating Toni Kroos to the touch, before setting off on a sprint down the wing to retrieve it.
Meanwhile, Lukaku himself would have been clear in on goal had he ran towards the box and would have been left with a simple one-on-one.
However, Lukaku bafflingly chased after the ball and got to it first, forgetting entirely he had started off in an offside position.
The assistant referee raised his flag much to Herrera's obvious frustration, as the Spaniard threw his arms in the air, staring daggers at his team-mate.
Kroos meanwhile couldn't hide his amusement as he was spotted chuckling at Lukaku's blunder.
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