Manchester United benchwarmer Radamel Falcao sent a message to Louis van Gaal with two clinical finishes for Colombia in their friendly in Bahrain on Thursday night . Falcao struck twice in four minutes for Colombia 's second and third goals in a 6-0 thrashing of the world No 103-ranked side at the Bahrain National Stadium . The 29-year-old has been craving regular football having not started for his club since February 28 but delivered as he so often has for national team head coach Jose Pekerman . Radamel Falcao celebrates the second of his two goals for Colombia in their friendly against Bahrain . Out-of-favour Manchester United striker watches his first strike , a classy volley , hit the bottom corner . 1 Arnoldo Iguaran 24 goals in 68 games . 2 Radamel Falcao 23 in 55 . 3 Faustino Asprilla 20 in 57 . 4 Freddy Rincon 17 in 84 . 5 Víctor Aristizabal 15 in 66 . 6 Teofilo Gutierrez 14 in 37 . Adolfo Valencia 14 in 37 . 8 Ivan Valenciano 13 in 29 . Antony de Avila 13 in 54 . 10 James Rodriguez 12 in 32 . Willington Jose Ortiz 12 in 49 . First though , Falcao was the provider for fellow striker Carlos Bacca to open the scoring on 14 minutes after Chelsea 's Juan Cuadrado hit the post early on . Showing strength at the back post Falcao headed back to Bacca at the top of the six-yard box for the Sevilla marksman to drill home the finish . Captain Falcao then stepped up in the 32nd minute to get himself on the scoresheet with a clinical left-footed volley after a looping ball over the top of the flagging Bahrain defence . Falcao 's second came moments later , again with a first-time finish , but this time after his explosive run between defenders was met with a well-weighted through ball . The strike , which it must be said took a significant deflection , took Falcao 's international tally to 23 in 55 matches , just one short of his country 's all-time top-scorer Arnoldo Iguaran 's 24 from 68 . Carlos Bacca drills home Colombia 's first goal after a strong header from Falcao set him up . Falcao pierces through the hapless Bahraini defence on Thursday night as he enjoys valuable game time . Defender Abdulla Khaled Al-Haza ' a brings down Falcao wide on the right during their friendly . After the break Borussia Dortmund 's Adrian Ramos came on to add his second goal in as many international showings after a deft pass from Inter Milan 's Fredy Guarin for 4-0 . After Pekerman decided his star man had had enough after 72 minutes , Real Valladolid 's Johan Mojica and Mexico-based Andres Renteria came off the bench to continue his work with goals five and six respectively to wrap up the mismatch . Despite his personal tally getting a boost , Falcao made a point to commend his team 's effort after the match . 'Great victory today against Bahrain , ' he wrote on his Instagram page . 'The most important think , the amazing team work ! ! ! Go Colombia . ' Falcao has scored just four times in 22 appearances since coming to Old Trafford on loan from Monaco and is almost certain to go elsewhere in the summer . Colombia 's Andres Renteria , who plays for Santos Laguna in Mexico , beats Said Ahmad Jaffer for the sixth . Chelsea 's Juan Cuadrado shoots in Colombia 's 6-0 win at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa . Bahrain keeper Sayed Mohammad Jafar makes himself big as Falcao comes close for a third . Colombia enjoy support away from home in Bahrain as they continue preparations for the Copa America . But with some sharp running and eagle eye for goal - at least twice - he showed glimpses of the reasons why the club thought him worthy of £260,000-a-week for this season . He should have left the pitch with a hat-trick , to be fair , with a golden chance at the far post on 49 minutes squandered following a poor Bahraini clearance from a free-kick . Falcao 's last goal for Van Gaal 's side came on January 31 when he scored United 's second in a 3-1 defeat of Leicester . His most recently involvement under Van Gaal has been minimal - as an 83rd minute substitute in wins against Liverpool and Tottenham after being hooked after 68 minutes with United 1-0 up against Sunderland - as the Dutchman puts his faith in Wayne Rooney with support from Danny Welbeck and Juan Mata in the absence of Robin Van Persie . Colombia 's match in Riffa served as a warm-up for the Copa America in Chile from June 11 to July 4 at which they will be hoping to see the return of Real Madrid 's James Rodriguez who is still recovering foot injury .
Radamel Falcao took his goal tally for Colombia to 23 in 55 matches . The mismatch served as a warm-up for the Copa America in Chile . Hide Caption