Lukaku reveals why he had to leave Manchester United

Romelu Lukaku has said that it was the correct call to leave for Manchester United. 

“I made my decision around March, and I went to the manager’s office and told him it was time for me to find something else,” Lukaku said. “I wasn’t performing and I wasn’t playing. I think it was better for both sides to go separate ways. I think I made the right decision.

“Manchester United has made space for the younger players to come through so I think it was a win-win situation for both of us. I think I had to rediscover myself. Last year was difficult for me on the professional side, because stuff was not going how I wanted and I was not performing as well.

“So I had to find it within myself what was lacking and came to the conclusion that it was time for me to change environment.”

Lukaku added: “I think Jose Mourinho – if he would have had the players that he wanted, he would have done better than what we did.”

Lukaku was also full of praise for another former Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte under whom he is playing at Inter Milan right now.

“The manager, he tells it straight to your face if you’re doing well or wrong,” he said. “I remember one of my first Champions League games against Slavia Prague when I played really bad – like I was trash that day – and I really got it from him in front of the whole team. It had never really happened to me [in my career]. It had never happened.

“He just gave me that – he stepped on my confidence but it woke me up at the same time. He does it to everybody, it doesn’t matter who you are. Everybody is equal. You work hard, you train hard and you play. If you don’t do what he says, you don’t play. You know where you stand – and that’s what I respect about him.”

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