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Ex-Man Utd midfielder Butt makes goal scoring South China debut

Former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt has enjoyed a perfect debut with South China FC.

Butt scored with a second-half free kick on his debut for Hong Kong club South China on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old has come out of retirement to train with the club for a week and could sign a long-term contract.

The former England international then hit the bar with a spot-kick six minutes later before his side scored in injury time to win the game against TSW Pegasus 2-1.

"I enjoyed the goal. It was a nice goal. If I missed, maybe Mr Lo would kill me," Butt joked after the first division game, referring to the chairman of South China, Steven Lo.

"I enjoyed my time. There's a lot of things we need to discuss. A lot of things are positive. Hopefully the fans enjoyed seeing me play," Butt said. "Everything's good."

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