Manchester United 2-0 Reading: 5 Men who won the game for Solskjaer

#2 Romelu Lukaku

Manchester United v Reading - FA Cup Third Round

After two substitute appearances which yielded two goals, Romelu Lukaku was ready for his first start under Solskjaer. He had sizzled in his two cameos from the bench, and had looked sharper and fitter than ever.

On the field against Reading though, Lukaku did look a little off colour and while that could have been due to the players around him, the Belgium was guilty of missing a few chances. His touch and passing were bad on quite a few occasions and there were groans of desperation from the stands at his regular miscontrol.

However, Lukaku redeemed himself 4 minutes into the first half injury time. As Sanchez received a ball deep in the opposition half, Lukaku readied himself and ran through the channels beautifully, managing to stay onside as the Chilean played in a peach of a ball.

The Belgium held on to the line of the pass, took a brilliant touch to see off the onrushing Jaakkola in the Reading goal and calmly slotted in United's second of the night. His speed, precision and finishing were a sign of a true marksman and the Belgian has now scored 3 goals in 3 appearances under Solskjaer. Against Reading, he was effective as United won the game.