“He deserves more respect” – United fans defend Lukaku amidst criticism from pundits

“He deserves more respect” – United fans defend Lukaku amidst criticism from pundits

Manchester United fans have jumped to the defence of Romelu Lukaku after being heavily criticised by pundits for his recent form.

The Belgium international took his goal scoring tally to 20 this season when he bagged both goals during United’s 2-0 win over Huddersfield at the weekend – however the former Chelsea star still cannot seem to escape his critics.

Former Everton star Kevin Kilbane called for Lukaku to be dropped for United’s starting line-up after insisting that the “basics constantly let down” the United star.


And another former Premier League star turned pundit, Chris Sutton, also slammed Lukaku, saying he too often fails to deliver on the big occasion.

After hitting the 20-goal mark in English football for the fourth year running however, Lukaku says he remains undeterred by the critics and focused on the task at hand – scoring goals and winning trophies.

“I have been doing it for years now,” said Lukaku after his brace against Huddersfield, “I have to keep going and, at the end of the day, I am at Manchester United and the main goal is to win trophies.

“It was satisfying for the team. I think we had a difficult game in the league [against Huddersfield] recently so everybody was up for it from the start.”

And the fans are fully on the side of Lukaku, many of whom feel the Belgian doesn’t get enough credit for his prowess in front of goal …