Sentences with phrase «against lukaku»

The Brighton defence will be tested by United's attack and they will need to be at the top of their game to come out on top against Lukaku and co..

My four man defence is Debutchy, Martesacker, Konsienly and Flamini (Yes Flamini in the LB position instead of Monreal who had a nightmare outing against Lukaku last season) Middle, Chabers as DFM, Ox as AM and Ramsey as second striker operating from the advanced midfiled position, Sanchez is my RFW, Campbell in the LFW and Giroud / Sanogo in the center to form a 3 forward unit... i would predict 2 - 0 for gunners with such a line up

Whenever we played against Lukaku, we got a man tight to him, and then it was basically corner pocket stuff.

Do you remember the Montero massacre, the dive against Lukaku, the missed header against Stoke.

vs Everton, Gabriel enjoys playing against Lukaku vs City, no Aguero vs Crystal Palace, Koscielny ll marry Benteke

Not exact matches

It was a crucial win for the Red Devils in the battle for a top four finish in the Premier League, and Romelu Lukaku finally delivered when it mattered having previously struggled against the top sides this season.

Man United's danger - man Romelu Lukaku will take most of the plaudits today, as the Belgian did well against a big West Brom defence as his side won their sixth games in their last seven.

Classic Lukaku goal — strong and dominant against his man, powerful header.

If we had signed Lukaku I see little reason why he could not have started against Liverpool, same for Hernandez or Janssen or even Morata.

8 — Romelu Lukaku has had a hand in eight goals in eight @premierleague games against former club West Brom (five goals, three assists).

The Belgian Number One striker Romelu Lukaku sat on the bench and watched his star studded team - mates fail to score for 75 minutes of last night's game against Finland, but he had to wait for the manager to put him on the pitch before he could score the equaliser himself!

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho looked on the verge of tears as Romelu Lukaku missed a glaring opportunity to draw his side level against Manchester City.

While the Red Devils managed without Lukaku pretty well against Everton as Anthony Martial took his opportunity to impress up top with Zlatan Ibrahimovic also sidelined through injury, there's no denying that Mourinho will want Lukaku back at the earliest opportunity.

Remember that chance Lukaku had against Italy, should have berried it but you could see the expectation on his shoulders.

As for Arsenal fans, and the same will apply to City supporters too of course, they were hugely annoyed that Lukaku escaped a ban which means he'll line up against them at the Emirates on Saturday evening.

«There were two strikers playing together (Romelu Lukaku and Martial) against three top central defenders — the best we have in Europe — and their work was amazing.»

Fortunately, Lukaku seems to have made a speedy recovery and could now feature as United start their FA Cup journey with a third round tie against Derby at Old Trafford.

Say we stumbled our way to the Champions League final and were lined up against Madrid, Barca or Bayern; Cech, Sanchez, Xhaka, Ozil, Bellerin and Koscielny on our team sheet would give me full confidence as they could easily be playing for any one of the three, Lukaku and Higuain will be decent too but not for 75 million pounds though.

As per ESPN's Rob Dawson, Lukaku picked up a knock and will have a fitness test ahead of the game against Palace.

The Red Devils will undoubtedly enjoy plenty of possession on Saturday against their struggling opponents, but with no Lukaku to finish their build - up play, it could be a repeat of last season's struggles.

Man Utd striker Romelu Lukaku is reportedly a doubt to play against Crystal Palace on Saturday after picking up a knock.

Lacazette has played fewer minutes per match than Lukaku, Kane, Aguero, Rooney, Firmino He didn't even start against Liverpool.

One long ball over the top and a player like Bent or Benteke Lukaku get on the end even with 2 center backs there It usually results in a goal against.

Not only did they carry on their defensive solidity from last season, keeping a clean sheet against the Hammers, they answered the doubts about the other side of their game by netting four times, with summer signing Romelu Lukaku getting a brace on his EPL debut as a United player.

I reckon Auba will be chasing the golden boot next season up against Kane Aguero / other Lukaku Salah / Ferminho Morata / Dybala.

That was something that Jose said, he decided on Lukaku as Lacazette isn't a big game player... then I seen a stat of 5 goals in 35 games against the top 6 for Lukaku.

If you read the full thing their argument against signing him was that he scored a lot of penalties... But then they signed Lukaku... who took all of Evertons penalties... Also who has looked at Harry Kanes record and gone «yeah but he takes the penalties...».

Compare Lacazette against the top five teams he plays agains vs the top five teams lukaku plays against and it's not even close who showed up for big games.

The reason Gibbs played against Everton was Lukaku..

Lukaku scores against relegation candidates, and does NOT run.

Yes other teams are looking to improve but I feel AFC got the best CF signing so far, Lukaku is questionable against other top teams while Morata has a goal scoring record WORSE than Giroud.

There's rumours of Arsenal being linked with Lukaku's younger brother, who is plying his trade in Belgium, he is a 21 year old pacey LB and has recently been added to the international team, he even assisted his brother with a goal in the friendly against Portugal last week.

But that game, along with the weekend just gone which saw Lukaku devour Arsenal while Torres went scoreless against Stoke City, has breathed new life into a debate that has been rumbling along for most of the season.

And it's probably worth remembering at this stage that Lukaku's only notable contribution in a Chelsea shirt this season was to miss a penalty against Bayern Munich in the European Super Cup; a one - off moment, yes, but hardly something that screamed I AM READY FOR THE BIG TIME, BOW AT MY FEET, DEFENCES OF EUROPE.

Romelu Lukaku has been heavily criticised for his lack of goals against the top six sides in the Premier League for a number of years, but this could be the time to now finally deliver.

The real test comes when Arsenal has to face other big teams in their turfs and when we play against strong target men like Andy Carroll, Lukaku and Ibrahimovic.

Lukaku struggled against our defenders last time out and was ordinary.

Theo Walcott's fine form has been recognised as he goes up against the Tottenham striker Son Heung - Min, Lallana, De Bruyne and Lukaku for player of the month.

MU's physical monsters like Smalling, Lukaku, Matic, etc can not cover their technical deficiencies against Liverpool's skillful players.

If Lukaku wants to talk ambition and playing on big stages, lining up against Qarabag FK on thursday night probably isnt what he is dreaming of.

He was obviously happy that the Gunners finally got their first League win for a month, but just as importantly we kept a clean sheet despite being up against one of the Premiership's most in - form striker Romelu Lukaku.

Even if United could have done with a player like Depay in attack against Chelsea today, they also failed to get a top quality forward line consisting of Romelu Lukaku, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marcus Rashford to shine at Stamford Bridge.

I know Lukaku was awful against Italy but I would still take him as our best bet, he's young but proven in the EPL with an admirable goal scoring record!

Need to do same against utd; that should be emphasis, not Lukaku playing or not.

Having said that, with Lukaku out to silence his detractors after a poor display against Liverpool, coupled with the threat and pace of Rashford and Anthony Martial on the wings on the counter, the Red Devils should have enough to return to Manchester with all three points.

Just to rub it in for Chelsea fans, they'll also be up against former Blues stars Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata this weekend — two players who have shone since also being inexplicably allowed to leave Stamford Bridge earlier in their careers.

Even with Lukaku, Utd have been parking the bus against top teams, especially away from home, so it doesn't really matter from a tactics perspective.

gabriel is suited for slugfest game or with opponent who use physical strikers e.g against everton and chelsea, see how he takes care of costa and lukaku.

You could expect Lukaku to score a goal against us but not the way we conceded two goals here.»

It took the hosts just five minutes to respond as Romelu Lukaku brought his team level as both teams look to build on their wins on Saturday, after Stoke overcame Manchester United while the Toffees left it late against Newcastle United.