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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23738566" data-attributes="member: 158020">Belgium 2 Switzerland 1: Lukaku at  the double for Red Devils   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/12/21/5005602-0-image-a-44_1539375280483.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Romelu Lukaku ended a six-game competitive dry spell with both Belgium goals  in a late 2-1 home win over a stubborn Switzerland in the Nations League on  Friday.On target twice in a 3-0 defeat of Iceland last month, Manchester United  striker Lukaku repeated the heroics as he scored either side of Mario  Gavranovic's surprise 76th-minute equaliser.    The 25-year-old looked to have played the part of villain when he blazed over  a golden opportunity to restore the hosts' lead late in proceedings, but he  regained composure to tuck away a chance instigated by Eden Hazard six minutes  from time and send the Red Devils top of Group A2.  The result may provide Thierry Henry with a winning farewell in what  could be his final match as Roberto Martinez's assistant - the France great  closing in on the vacant Monaco post.   After a week marked by investigations into alleged corruption and  match-fixing within Belgian football, the hosts almost went ahead through Youri  Tielemans' rasping drive in the 20th minute, but it was one of few moments of  quality in a subdued first half.The opener eventually came when Hazard, Dries  Mertens and Thomas Meunier were all involved in creating space for Lukaku to  squirm the opener under Yann Sommer in the 58th minute.   Against the run of play, Switzerland appeared to have done enough for a point  when Michael Lang aided Gavranovic in punishing some sloppy marking from Xherdan  Shaqiri's free-kick.   But, after fluffing one fine chance for the winner, Lukaku did not waste a  second, squeezing home after a brilliant move involving Hazard and Mertens in  the 84th minute to send Martinez's men three points clear atop their Nations  League group.</blockquote>

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