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Must watch: De Ligt scores stunning volley on Bayern Munich debut

  • New €77m signing up and running in pre-season
  • Mane also on target as D.C. United thrashed

What's the story? Just two days on from completing his €77 million (£66m/$79m) transfer from Juventus, De Ligt was thrown into the action at half-time as Bayern took on D.C. United in a pre-season friendly.

And less than two minutes later, he was wheeling away in celebration after rattling in a left-footed volley that the departed Robert Lewandowski would have been proud of.

The big picture: Bayern ran out 6-2 winners in the end over their American opponents, who are now managed by Wayne Rooney.

Sadio Mane too scored his first goal for the club after his summer arrival from Liverpool, while Marcel Sabitzer, Serge Gnabry, Joshua Zirkzee and Thomas Muller also got their names on the scoresheet.

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