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Manchester United left red-faced after Lukaku shirt own goal

Priced at 124.99 dollars, the Premier League club's new shirt was made available to US customers with the striker's name misspelt.

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Manchester United left red-faced after Lukaku shirt own goal
Manchester United

Having been in the headlines for his scoring exploits in Belgium's run to the World Cup semi-finals, a marketing own goal by his club has made Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku the focus of the attention for all the wrong reasons as the Red Devils get their pre-season tour of the United States underway.

2018/19 shirt advertised with Lukaku's name misspelt

United have been left red-faced after their US online store advertised their new home shirt with the striker's number nine and surname on the back - but with "Lukaku" accidentally written as "Lakaku", as can be seen in the image above.

"Lakaku" shirt sets US customers back 125 dollars

The name-plus-number version of the Premier League giants' 2018/19 season Adidas jersey, which was officially released this week, costs American customers of the club's United Direct website 124.99 US dollars (107.69 euros).

United to play five pre-season fixtures in the US

José Mourinho's men are due to play five games in the States, starting with a match against Mexican side Club América in Arizona at 04:00 CEST on Friday.