Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho calls Romelu Lukaku his ‘Untouchable’… but Reds fans don’t even have him in their top three players
MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho recently called Romelu Lukaku his "Untouchable"... but Reds fans don't even have him in their top three most important players.
The Belgian forward, 24, got off to a flying start to his time at United after joining from Everton in the summer.
Lukaku scored 11 goals in his first 11 games... but is now without a goal in his last SIX appearances.
The former Toffees star had another game to forget as he went missing in the 2-0 win against Benfica on Tuesday... but Mourinho has no plans to drop him any time soon.
The United boss said: “Romelu is one of the players that should be untouchable in terms of the respect of everyone.
“He is playing extremely well for us and, yes, I have to protect my players when I feel they deserve it.
“Romelu always deserves it because what he does for the team is fantastic. Playing football for a striker isn’t just about scoring goals.
“So, untouchable in my team and he should be untouchable in support from the fans. But fans are fans, they pay the ticket and do what they want.”
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Well, according to the fans, the real "Untouchable" is David De Gea - who received 35 per cent in our exclusive Voice of the Fans poll.
Meanwhile, Lukaku was good only for FOURTH with 11 per cent of the vote, behind Paul Pogba (15 per cent) and Nemanja Matic (12 per cent).
Lukaku's fellow forwards Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford weren't far behind either, with nine and eight per cent of the vote respectively.
But what about the other 19 Premier League teams? Which player is the true star at each top-flight club? Find out below...
Down at the Emirates, Arsenal fans look set to be disappointed... as their "Untouchable" is set to leave on a free transfer in the summer.
Alexis Sanchez stormed to the top of the fan poll, with 27 per cent of the vote.
New-boy Sead Kolasinac is a surprise selection in second, with 16 per cent of the vote, ahead of star defender Laurent Koscielny on ten per cent.
Surprisingly, Mesut Ozil only bagged five per cent of all votes, just ahead of Aaron Ramsey on four per cent.
Chelsea saw an utter blowout, with Eden Hazard picking up a simply staggering 69 per cent of the fan-vote.
N'Golo Kante came in second with 18 per cent, with third-place - Cesar Azpilicueta - picking up just five per cent.
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Arguably the most closely-fought race came at Liverpool - with Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah all picking up plenty of votes.
Incredibly, Barcelona-bound Coutinho pipped Mane to the No1 spot by less than ONE per cent - with 31 per cent of the overall vote.
Salah came in third with an impressive 24 per cent of the voting since his summer move.
Manchester City saw a far-more one-sided vote... with Kevin De Bruyne tallying 56 per cent.
David Silva came in at No2 with 11 per cent, narrowly edging out third-placed Sergio Aguero on ten per cent.
Gabriel Jesus earned seven per cent of the City fan-vote.
However, Tottenham's vote was even less-contested... as Harry Kane picked up a whopping 83 per cent of the Spurs submissions.
Dele Alli came second with just FOUR per cent of the vote, with Christian Eriksen and Hugo Lloris earning three per cent apiece.
