'He just sent Azpilicueta back to Spain': Chelsea captain sent flying after Lukaku shoulder
Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta certainly came off second best in a tangle with Manchester United's giant forward Romelu Lukaku on Sunday, as he was sent flying over the pitchside barrier following a shoulder from the Belgian.
Just after the Spaniard complained to the referee after taking an elbow square to the jaw from former Chelsea colleague Nemanja Matic along came another of his old Stamford Bridge teammates to add salt into the wounds of Manchester United's opening goal which came, of course, from former Chelsea player Juan Mata.
Azpilicueta completely wiped that camera man out
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) April 28, 2019
Man United's players every time Cesar Azpilicueta comes near the ball: pic.twitter.com/TtN59mLwuS
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) April 28, 2019
Azpilicueta, in a foot race with Romelu Lukaku (who was with him at Chelsea in 2012), was sent tumbling over the advertising hoardings in front of the Stretford End after a particularly robust shoulder from the Belgian directly into a pitchside photographer.
The player and the photographer were both out of action momentarily, though thankfully neither were inured in the incident and both have since resumed their respective duties.
Great replay of that Lukaku shoulder barge on Azpilicueta... pic.twitter.com/qD9cti70qQ
— TheFootballRepublic (@TheFootballRep) April 28, 2019
Azpilicueta probably needed a ticket to get back into the stadium Lukaku sent him that far 😭
— TweetChelseaUK (@TweetChelseaUK) April 28, 2019
Oh my days, Lukaku just sent Azpilicueta back to Spain. That was a mad shoulder barge from Big Rom.
— Devils of United (@DevilsOfUnited) April 28, 2019
