Italy 5 Liechtenstein 0: Andrea Belotti reminds Manchester United of his qualities as he scores and assists in rout
Red Devils target netted alongside Lorenzo Insigne, Eder, Federico Bernardeschi and Manolo Gabbiadini
ANDREA BELOTTI reminded Manchester United what they could get their hands on this summer after helping Italy tear Liechtenstein to shreds.
The Torino forward scored and provided an assist in the World Cup qualifier as he continues to be linked with a move to Old Trafford.
Lorenzo Insigne produced a masterpiece of a goal to set Italy on the way to an otherwise routine 5-0 win over minnows Liechtenstein on Sunday in their World Cup qualifier.
Eder, Federico Bernardeschi and Manolo Gabbiadini also scored to keep Italy level on points with leaders Spain in Group G.
Antonio Candreva had the ball in the net after two minutes but the goal was disallowed for offside.
Liechtenstein held out for more than half an hour and even came close to taking a sensational lead when Michele Polverino's 30-metre drive flew centimetres wide of Gianluigi Buffon's post.
The visitors were finally undone by Insigne's brilliance in the 35th minute.
The Napoli player flicked Leonardo Spinazzola's ankle-high cross on to his chest, then lobbed the ball over Peter Jehle and in off the post without letting it touch the ground.
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Insigne also set up the second goal seven minutes after halftime when he slipped a perfectly-timed pass through three backpedalling defenders to send Belotti clear and he side-footed a clinical finish home.
Substitute Eder added the third in the 75th minute, stretching to volley in the ball from close range from Belotti's cross.
Bernardeschi, another substitute, added the fourth with a long-range shot which swerved away from Jehle, the 23-year-old's first international goal.
Gabbiadini turned in Spinazzolo's pass for the fifth in stoppage time.
Italy goalkeeper Buffon did not have a single save to make on his 169th appearance.
