Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has had a tough couple of weeks at the club lately, despite initially hitting the ground running at Old Trafford.

The Belgian signed for United in the summer for a fee of £75m, and scored 11 goals in his first 10 games at the club. However, since then he has failed to score in his last 6 matches across all competitions, and the critics have been circling.

But Lukaku has insisted the best is yet to come from him, and that he is at the right age in order to develop into a United great for the years to come.

Ahead of United’s clash with Lukaku’s former club Chelsea on Sunday, the striker spoke in an exclusive interview with Belgium assistant manager Thierry Henry on Sky Sports.

“I think a lot of people are judging me as the finished article,” Lukaku said.

“I’m 24 – you can’t judge me as the finished article. I’d rather have a year where I improve, improve, improve rather than going straight to the top and then declining.

“I know I have a lot of talent. I can do a lot of stuff, score goals with my left, right and head. But I want to be a creator – I want to have more assists. I want to make sure when my team is having difficulties they can count on me.

“I’m on the perfect stage and the perfect age. I want to be a winner and take my career to the next level.”