Thierry Henry reveals why Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku never smiles

Thierry Henry has revealed Romelu Lukaku never smiles in training because he is obsessed with scoring goals.

The Arsenal legend, who took up a position as Belgium’s assistant coach last year to work alongside Roberto Martinez, has been impressed with Lukaku’s dedication.

Manchester United’s club-record signing has made an impressive start to his Old Trafford career, scoring three goals in his first two competitive starts, and Henry believes his focus and determination will help see him build on the positive early impressions.

Henry told Sky Sports: ‘Working with him, one thing that amazes me is his desire for work in training. During training drills, he’s never smiling. It’s not about smiling, it’s about killing.’

On his integration with his new teammates, Jose Mourinho said of Lukaku: ‘I feel that connection [between Lukaku and Rashford] but I also feel that connection with more players.

‘I feel Martial and Romelu is a good connection. I feel Lingard is a good connection. I feel Mkhitaryan is a good connection.

‘I think Romelu is a good player to play with. Okay, strikers, they live on numbers. It was probably because of his numbers that we paid so much to have him.

‘But a striker is not just numbers. It is also the way he plays, the solutions he gives and the way he makes space for other players.

‘For people like Marcus, Martial and Mkhitaryan to have that target man to play with them, I think it is very good.’