Lukaku winner parks Mancester derby furore

Man United 1 - Bournemouth 0: Romelu Lukaku ensured Manchester United returned to winning ways following the intense disappointment of the weekend derby defeat and all that went with it, but this was still a far from convincing showing from Jose Mourinho’s side.

The impact of that loss to leaders City and the ugly scenes that followed it, may hang over United for some time to come although at least their Belgian striker ensured the gap to their neighbours did not grow any greater in the league table.

It was Lukaku’s 14th goal of the season for the Reds, although just his second in his last 10 league games, further fodder for those who accuse him of being a “flat track bully” - prolific against the lesser teams, not so against the better.