Romelu Lukaku praises "family man" manager Jose Mourinho
After an electrifying start to his Manchester United career which saw him score seven times in his first seven Premier League games, the goals have slowed up and he didn’t find the target at all last month.
Recently, Lukaku’s barren spell in front of goal has seen him bear the brunt of the fans’ frustrations.
Meanwhile, Rashford has been much sharper this term and he has struck eight times in all competitions.
And Lukaku has explained how he has gelled with Rashford on the pitch.
“I see a lot of qualities in him that can help me and I think I have a lot of qualities that can help him,” Lukaku told Sky Sports News.
If I score I know there will be space for you. That's how the mentality has to be. I'm not a selfish guy
Romelu Lukaku
"After the game against Swansea he came to my house with his brother, we were having dinner and he asked, 'What do you expect from us this season?' For me it is easy.
“I said to him if you eat, I eat. If you score a goal I know there will be space for me to create or score myself.
“If I score I know there will be space for you. That's how the mentality has to be. I'm not a selfish guy.
“The most important thing is the team. I came here to win the Premier League, to win trophies. I didn't come here to be an individual player.
“I came here to help you and the team achieve something. Whenever I am in a situation and I'm not 100 per cent it will be a goal, I want you to be there so I can give you the pass and score.
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Romelu Lukaku has been quiet of late
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Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku have formed a close partnership
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If I score I know there will be space for you. That's how the mentality has to be. I'm not a selfish guy
Romelu Lukaku
“Then it has to be the same for you because at the end of the day it's a team.”
Lukaku has admitted he is close with Rashford off it too, adding: “As soon as I told him that he went scoring every game, in training I would watch his finishing, his skills, how he runs through players.
“I try to take stuff from that but we keep it really natural. We talk a lot but we don't over-talk about football. We talk about life, music, we play video games.
“He lives 100 yards away from me so it makes it easy. To have a guy like that - willing to be competitive but also with a leadership mentality - it helps the team.”
