Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku set social media ablaze after his scathing attack on ex-Manchester United teammates but defending Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez.
The 26-year-old left United this summer for a new challenge in Italy after facing a torrid time with the English club. He was signed on a 5-year deal for a club-record €65 million, which may rise to €75 million due to additional fees.
Lukaku was brought to United by Jose Mourinho on 10 July 2017 from Everton but did not get enough time when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over. But he constantly fell victim of reproval in the few matches he played.
Pogba and Sanchez were also subjected to the same treatment and the Belgian believes they were unfairly blamed for the club’s meagre performance.
“I put my hand up, I don’t think I was the only playing bad – a lot of people were,’ he said in a Podcast. ‘They have to find a culprit. If they want to put the blame on me, f*** it. I know what I’ve been through and this is just soccer.
“They have to find somebody,’ he continued. ‘It is [Paul] Pogba or me or Alexis [Sanchez] – it’s the three of us all the time,” he continued.
Does Lukaku deserve the blame for Man Utd's 2018-19? 🤬 pic.twitter.com/dpaXoiQ0O5
— Goal (@goal) August 21, 2019
But his statement has drawn a lot of reactions from fans with some supporting him while others condemning. Check out some of the reactions from a section of fans;
THAT TEAM HAS LOADS OF MEDIOCRE PLAYERS IN LINGARD, JONES, even RASHFORD last season. BUT THERE LOW CLASS FAN BASE HURL ABUSIE ON HIM AND POGBA.
— #Gooner. Fanatic. (@Platinum_mb) August 21, 2019
He fully deserves it with his trampoline touch and joke finishing… Pogba doesn’t.
— ManUtd Fanboy🔰 (@FanBoy_Utd) August 21, 2019
he’s right
— Rony Yovel (@Yovelinho) August 21, 2019
What happens is that Cristiano and Messi changed football completely, they set the bar TOO high and whenever a striker doesn’t have the same goals as matches played, it’s bad. Before them, 40 goals in 90 matches was great
— Angilson Reyes (@Angilsonart) August 21, 2019
So true,pathetic set of British fans leaving out their own (Smalling,Jones,Lingshiiii etc?😏
— Chisom April🇳🇬 (@ThisisAprilMUFC) August 21, 2019
The awfully English defenders are hardly criticised
— Milner Ze Rule (@MilnerZ) August 21, 2019
No. Not a bit. Super player. Classy guy.
— Todd DiLaMuca (@DiLaMucaTodd) August 21, 2019
He doesn’t deserve it. But let’s be honest, POgba gets wayyyyyyyyy more abuse than him and he (Pogba) definitely doesn’t deserve it. Sanchez gets nothing. People mock him on twitter, Pundits damn near ignore him.
— Ohh Aay (@Kickisaverb) August 21, 2019
Please don’t leave out young and smalling
— Unai Cobby Ceballos (@Raybaakope) August 21, 2019
Funny how lingard puts in a 5.5 performance every game and lukaku gets slated everytime 😂
— NANSEL (@justinmusic340) August 21, 2019
A player had the highest amount of goals
Highest amount of assist
Highest take ons
most fouled united player….
Yet he was the villian last season,we have a 27years old english plyr who wdnt be on the bench in an everton or crystal palace jersey,smalling,jones.pogba is d problm— Charlz Cavanni💥💥 (@CavanniCharlz) August 21, 2019
Man united bought him from Everton where he used to score 20+ goals per season .
at united 🙄 so who do we blame him or united 🤔— maanda Marikoc (@maanda_marikoc) August 21, 2019
If pogba leave, they still have jones and smalling to blame 🤫
— hail fuhrer ✋🏻 (@acmhds) August 21, 2019
Pogba £89m
Lukaku £80m
Sanchez £35m + swap deal Mhikitaryan (around £50m) +highest earner among the squard……
U expect us to blame who?????— Brown (@EvansBrownGH) August 22, 2019
I don’t get it? I remember Pogba getting all the blame last season(not fair though). Lukaku’s name didn’t even come up. He needs to move on already
— Ade Joke (@ad3_jok3) August 21, 2019
United and Gary Neville want only British guys in the team.. pic.twitter.com/FpcJ10xNck
— Showberry (@echorbenson) August 21, 2019
Look I really wanted him to do well. But I got mad everytime I watched him play cos it seemed like with every game last season he became worse and his first touch is awful for a professional
— 🔱BLuE beeTLE 🇳🇬 ♨ (@chi_mu_anya) August 21, 2019
Players who make zero attempt to work with a team call them self scape goats. Lukaku was a buffalo
— Dj Rinton D’Souza (@djrinton) August 21, 2019
With the like of Lingard, Smalling and Ashley Young I regard Lukaku as CR7, the above guy were awful the past season
— ARaH (@ArahGh) August 21, 2019