Lukaku, Rashford on target United beat City

HOUSTON - Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford were on target as Manchester United defeated Premier League rivals Manchester City 2-0 in their International Champions Cup pre-season clash at Houstons NRG Stadium on Thursday night. Belgian international Lukaku grabbed his second goal in his second start for United as the Red Devils eased past a disjointed City. England striker Rashford meanwhile continued his impressive pre-season form with his third goal in three games of Uniteds US tour. The game was the first ever Manchester derby played on foreign soil and both teams commemorated the May 22 attacks at a concert in the city shortly before the kick-off. It was a very good training session, United manager Jose Mourinho said afterwards. We had to play well in the first half, is good intensity, the players are tired. I am really pleased and Im sure Pep (Guardiola) is the same. The result is not the most important thing. City manager Pep Guardiola meanwhile shrugged off the loss, preferring to enthuse about the performance of teenager Phil Foden, a 17-year-old who has emerged from the clubs youth set-up. I dont have words... Its a long time since I saw a performance like this - it was another level, said Guardiola, who also confirmed that defender Aleksandar Kolarov was on his way out of the club, with Roma the likely destination. I dont like working with people who dont want to stay. He has a big chance to go to Roma. He has said he wants to leave, Guardiola said of Kolarov. Kolarovs looming exit heightens speculation that City are close to signing Monaco fullback Benjamin Mendy. Earlier, United enjoyed the better of the early exchanges, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan testing new City keeper Ederson with a long-range effort just after 20 minutes. Ander Herrera also tried his luck from distance shortly afterwards but the young Brazilian gathered comfortably. At the other end meanwhile, City, who handed a debut to new signing Kyle Walker, slowly got into their stride, with a deflected Raheem Sterling effort tipped over by David De Gea. City should have had a penalty on 31 minutes when youngster Patrick Roberts was tugged back by Chris Smalling as he burst into the area. Instead Smalling managed to get a foot in and clear with Sterlings follow-up effort blocked. Agencies

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Lukaku, Rashford on target United beat City