Lukaku gifted City the lead with a poor piece of defending

Matt Morley 6 years ago 3.2k
Lukaku's attempt to clear served only to tee up Otamendi. NBCSN

They often say that strikers should not be allowed in their own box and Romelu Lukaku showed why on Sunday as his dreadful clearance allowed Manchester City to re-take the lead in the Manchester derby.

City were awarded a free kick on the left and David Silva's ball in looked to have posed no danger whatsoever.

Lukaku was well positioned to deal with the ball at the far post but when the time came to clear the Belgian could only blast the ball at team-mate Chris Smalling and into the path of Nicolas Otamendi, who made no mistake from six yards.

It wasn't one of City's best goals, but it could prove key come the end of the season.

Check out the goal for yourself below:

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